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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457057903321

Autore

Rey Terry

Titolo

Bourdieu on religion : imposing faith and legitimacy / / Terry Rey

Pubbl/distr/stampa

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

ISBN

1-315-71108-7

1-317-49088-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (194 p.)

Collana

Key Thinkers in the Study of Religion

Disciplina

210

306.6092

Soggetti

Bourdieu, Pierre, 1930-2002

Religion and sociology

Religion - General

Religion

Philosophy & Religion

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 2007 by Equinox, an imprint of Acumen.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages [157]-172) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Conclusion; Notes; Concise Glossary of Key Terms; Bibliography; Selected Texts by Pierre Bourdieu; Selected Texts by Others on Bourdieu and Religion; Works Cited; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Through careful analysis of Bourdieu's social theory in general and his writings on religion in particular, along with a summary of some emerging uses of Bourdieu in religious studies, in Bourdieu on Religion: Imposing Faith and Legitimacy Terry Rey introduces Bourdieu's "theory of practice" and demonstrates its range of utility to the study of religion. In light of Bourdieu's overarching aim to expose the sources of social inequalities, his work is shown to be especially apt for studies on the relationship between religion, class, and social power; religion, race, and ethnicity; and religion