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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456733603321

Autore

Mack Burton L.

Titolo

Myth and the Christian nation : a social theory of religion / / Burton L. Mack

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2014

ISBN

1-315-71098-6

1-317-49058-4

1-84553-372-0

1-84553-767-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (300 p.)

Collana

Religion in culture: studies in social contest and construction

Disciplina

306.6/3

Soggetti

Religion and sociology

Religion - Social aspects

Christianity

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 2008 by Equinox, an imprint of Acumen.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [276]-283) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The religions of other peoples. Looking for religion in the new world ; Noticing the social interests in myths and rituals ; Watching myths in the making ; Thinking with myths about culture ; The religion of Christianity. Early Christian mythmaking ; The social formation of christendom ; The state of the Christian nation ; Religions in a polycultural world.