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UNINA9910461660603321 |
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Titolo |
Religion and change in modern Britain / / edited by Linda Woodhead and Rebecca Catto |
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Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2012 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-46161-7 |
9786613461612 |
0-203-13064-2 |
1-136-47501-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (425 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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CattoRebecca |
WoodheadLinda |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Religion |
Electronic books. |
Great Britain Religion 20th century |
Great Britain Religion 21st century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Religion and Change in Modern Britain; Copyright; Contents; List of figures and tables; List of plates; Notes on contributors; Introduction; 1 Controversies as a lens on change; PART 1 Changing religious forms; 2 Christianity: loss of monopoly; Case study 1: The formation of the United Reformed Church; 3 Judaism, Sikhism, Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism: post-war settlements; Introduction; Judaism; Sikhism; Islam; Hinduism; Buddhism; Conclusion; Case study 2: The Inter Faith Network and the development of inter faith relations in Britain; 4 Alternative spiritualities: marginal and mainstream |
5 God-changeCase study 3: The religiosity of young people growing up in poverty; 6 Changing British ritualization; Case study 4: Multi-faith spaces as symptoms and agents of change; Images of religion and change in modern Britain; PART 2 Wider influences; 7 The changing faces of media and religion; Case study 5: Religion, youth cultures and popular music; 8 Religion, welfare and education; Case study 6: The role of faith-based organizations in service provision for homeless |
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people; 9 Religion, politics and law; Case study 7: Religion, human rights law and 'opting out' of religious education |
PART 3 Theoretical perspectives10 Cultural perspectives; 11 Social perspectives; 12 The religious and the secular; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book offers a fully up-to-date and comprehensive guide to religion in Britain since 1945. A team of leading scholars provide a fresh analysis and overview, with a particular focus on diversity and change. They examine:relations between religious and secular beliefs and institutionsthe evolving role and status of the churches the growth and 'settlement' of non-Christian religious communitiesthe spread and diversification of alternative spiritualitiesreligion in welfare, education, media, politics and lawtheoretical persp |
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