What Happens When We Practice Religion: Textures of Devotion in Everyday Life
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What Happens When We Practice Religion: Textures of Devotion in Everyday Life
By (Author) Robert Wuthnow
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
27th July 2020
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Comparative religion
204.4
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Hardback
232
Width 156mm, Height 235mm
Description
An exploration of the interdisciplinary methods used to understand religious practice Religion is commonly viewed as something that people practice, whether in the presence of others or alone. But what do we mean exactly by "practice" What approaches help to answer this question What Happens When We Practice Religion delves into the central c
Reviews
"[A]n erudite and thought-provoking take on the turn to practice in the study of religion." * Sociology of Religion *
"Wuthnow skillfully engages with practices from a theoretical point of view, which introduces the reader to numerous paradigms and ways of thinking that will undoubtedly lead to many discussions on how scholars approach religion."---Mie Astrup Jensen, Review of Religious Research
Author Bio
Robert Wuthnow is the Gerhard R. Andlinger '52 Professor of Social Sciences at Princeton University. His many books include The Left Behind and Rough Country (both Princeton).
