Religion, Tradition, and the Popular: Transcultural Views from Asia and Europe

ISBN-13: 9783837626131 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 286 str.

Schlehe, Judith

Opis

A rapid development of religious popular cultures and lifestyles can be observed across the globe. This book provides unique case studies from Asia and Europe illustrating new religious practices, forms of articulation and mass mediatization, all of which render religious traditions significant for contemporary issues and concerns. The essays examine experiences of spirituality in combination with commercialization and expressive performative practices as well as everyday politics of identity. Based on innovative theoretical reflections, the essays take into consideration what the transcultural negotiation of religion, tradition and the popular signifies in different places and social contexts.§With contributions by Anthony Reid, Hubert Knoblauch, Ariel Heryanto, Stefanie von Schnurbein and others.

Recenzje

»Den Herausgeberinnen [ist] ein facettenreicher Überblick über ein hochaktuelles Thema gelungen, der für Historikerinnen, Sozialanthropologinnen und Religionswissenschaftlerinnen gleichermaßen interessant ist.« Karénina Kollmar-Paulenz, SZRKG, 109 (2015) »Rich in empirical material as well as theory-led debate, this volume is interesting for everyone concerned with religion and/or popular culture across disciplines.« Maike Neufend, KULT_online, 40 (2014) Reviewed in: www.lehrerbibliothek.de, 30.05.2014, Oliver Neumann Volkskunde, 2 (2014), Paul Catteeuw Journal of Contemporary Religion, 30/1, Daniel P.S. Goh

O autorze

Schlehe, JudithJudith Schlehe (Prof. Dr.) is head of the Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology, University of Freiburg/Brsg., Germany.