Religion and academia reframed: connecting religion, science, and society in the Long Sixties
"The Long Sixties (1955-1973) were a period of economic prosperity, political unrest, sexual liberation, cultural experimentation, and profound religious innovation throughout the Western world. This social effervescence also affected the study of religion by reshaping the relationships between...
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| Tipo di documento: | Elettronico Libro |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
| Servizio "Subito": | Ordinare ora. |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Leiden Boston
Brill
[2023]
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| In: | Anno: 2023 |
| Periodico/Rivista: | Supplements to method & theory in the study of religion
volume 21 |
| (sequenze di) soggetti normati: | B
Sociologia della religione
/ Condizioni sociali
/ Storia 1955-1973
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| Altre parole chiave: | B
United States
Social conditions 20th century
B Religion and sociology Case studies B Raccolta di saggi B Nineteen sixties B Religion and science Case studies B Religion and science (United States) 20th century B Religion and sociology (United States) 20th century |
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| Edizione parallela: | Non elettronico
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| Riepilogo: | "The Long Sixties (1955-1973) were a period of economic prosperity, political unrest, sexual liberation, cultural experimentation, and profound religious innovation throughout the Western world. This social effervescence also affected the study of religion by reshaping the relationships between academic and religious institutions and discourses. While the mainstream churches sought to deploy the instruments of the social sciences to understand and manage the changing socioreligious context, prominent scholars regarded the bubbly spirituality of the counterculture as the harbinger of a new era; some of them actively used their academic knowledge to further this revolution. This book discusses the multiple entanglements of religion and science during these turbulent decades through theoretically informed case studies from both sides of the Atlantic"-- |
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| Descrizione del documento: | Includes index |
| ISBN: | 900454657X |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/9789004546578 |