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Record Nr.

UNINA9910973616703321

Autore

Rey Terry

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Oakville, CT, : Equinox Pub., 2007

London ; ; Oakville, CT : , : Equinox Pub., , 2007

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

Classificazione

11.05

Disciplina

306.6092

Soggetti

Religion and sociology

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 (p. [157]-172) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The life, work and influences of a 'master of suspicion' -- Theory of practice : field, habitus, capital -- Bourdieu's writings on religion -- Outline of a theory of religious practice : eternalizing the arbitrary in colonial New England -- Using Bourdieu to interpret religion : applications and limitations.

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