Society, Spirituality, and the Sacred: A Social Scientific Introduction, Second Edition - Swenson, Donald S.

Clean, tight, unmarked; absolute minimal wear; appears unread; In this book, Swenson reveals how religion has both a positive and negative effect on people. Moving from the individual experience of the sacred to the more institutional religious experience, the book explores the many manifestations of religious life and offers a synthesis of folk religions, new religions, the New Age Movement, and challenges posed by the secularization of contemporary life. The second edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to integrate the latest developments in the field and to offer a more global approach to the study of religion. New chapters on women and religion and new religious movements have been added and discussions of Islam, Indigenous religions, and postmodernism have been significantly expanded.
Very Good
Soft cover
University of Toronto Press
2009
North York, ON