Situating spirituality : context, practice, and power / edited by Brian Steensland, Jaime Kucinskas, and Anna Sun.
"Spirituality is in the spotlight. While levels of religious belief and observance are declining in much of the Western world, interest in spirituality is surging. This volume advances our understanding of contemporary spirituality by highlighting its profoundly social dimensions. It demonstrat...
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| Other Authors: | , , |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY, United States of America :
Oxford University Press,
[2022]
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| Summary: | "Spirituality is in the spotlight. While levels of religious belief and observance are declining in much of the Western world, interest in spirituality is surging. This volume advances our understanding of contemporary spirituality by highlighting its profoundly social dimensions. It demonstrates how spirituality is shaped by its religious, cultural, and political contexts; how embodied and collective spiritual practices undergird spiritual life and intersect with social characteristics (e.g., race, gender, and sexuality); and how spirituality is impacted by power relations and institutional arrangements. The contributors are leading international scholars and their chapters address spirituality in a wide range of religious and global contexts"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0197565034 9780197565032 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (Oxford Scholarship Online, viewed on July 7, 2022) |