Enjoying Religion Pleasure and Fun in Established and New Religious Movements

This volume offers a wide variety of case studies ranging from Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism to new religious movements showing there is an increasing tendency among believers and nonbelievers to enjoy or play with religion.

Info autore

Frans Jespers is associate professor of comparative religion at Radboud University, Nijmegen.Karin van Nieuwkerk is professor of Islam studies at Radboud University, Nijmegen.Paul van der Velde is professor of Asian religions at Radboud University, Nijmegen.Frans Jespers is associate professor of comparative religion at Radboud University, Nijmegen.Paul van der Velde is professor of Asian religions at Radboud University, Nijmegen.Karin van Nieuwkerk is professor of Islam studies at Radboud University, Nijmegen.

Riassunto

This volume offers a wide variety of case studies ranging from Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism to new religious movements showing there is an increasing tendency among believers and nonbelievers to enjoy or play with religion.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Frans Van Nieuwkerk Jespers
• Con la collaborazione di: Jespers Frans (Editore), Frans Jespers (Editore), Karin van Nieuwkerk (Editore), Karin Van Nieuwkerk (Editore), Paul van der Velde (Editore), Paul van der Velde (Editore)
• Editore: Lexington Books
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Copertina rigida
• Data pubblicazione: 30.09.2018
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze sociali, tematiche generali
• EAN: 9781498555012
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-5501-2
• Numero di pagine: 212
• Categorie: Yoga, Islam, Tantra, Burning Man, Christmas, Zen, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion, RELIGION / Buddhism / Zen, comparative religion, RELIGION / Comparative Religion, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, RELIGION / Sexuality & Gender Studies, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Christianity, Hinduism, Zen Buddhism, Social and cultural anthropology, New Religious Movements, Religious aspects of sexuality, gender and relationships, Religious groups: social & cultural aspects, Religious aspects of sexuality, gender & relationships, Social groups: religious groups and communities, secular religiosity, enjoyment in religion, cheerful piety, play in religion, Egyptian muslims, feel-good religion, Indian Hindu pilgrims, American Christian fundamentalists, pleasant spirituality, X-Day, Happinez Festival, Buddhist Tantrists