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What Happens When We Practice Religion?: Textures of Devotion in Everyday Life

Hardback

Main Details

Title What Happens When We Practice Religion?: Textures of Devotion in Everyday Life
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Robert Wuthnow
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:232
Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 156
Category/GenreComparative religion
ISBN/Barcode 9780691198583
ClassificationsDewey:204.4
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 19 May 2020
Publication Country United States

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

Author Biography

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).

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