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Autore |
Davie Grace |
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Titolo |
Religion in Britain / / Grace Davie |
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Chichester, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2015 |
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2015 |
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ISBN |
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1-394-26024-5 |
1-119-00431-4 |
1-119-00407-1 |
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Edizione |
[Second edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (283 p.) |
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Collana |
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New York Academy of Sciences |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Christian sociology - Great Britain |
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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Preliminaries. Introduction -- Contexts and generations -- Facts and figures -- Religious legacies. Cultural heritage, believing without belonging and vicarious religion -- Territory, politics and institutions -- Presence: who can do what for whom? -- Shifting priorities: from obligation to consumption. An emerging market: gainers and losers -- Proliferations of the spiritual -- Public religion and secular reactions. Managing diversity -- Religion in public life -- Thinking theoretically. Religion and modernity continued. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Religion in Britain evaluates and sheds light on the religious situation in twenty-first century Britain; it explores the country's increasing secularity alongside religion's growing presence in public debate, and the impact of this paradox on Britain's society. Describes and explains the religious situation in twenty-first century BritainBased on the highly successful Religion in Britain Since 1945 (Blackwell, 1994) but extensively revised with the majority of the text re-written to reflect the current situationInvestigates the paradox of why Britain has become increasingly secular and how r |
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