Thomas Csordas's eloquent analysis of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal, part of the contemporary cultural and media phenomenon known as conservative Christianity, embraces one of the primary charges of anthropology as a discipline: to stimulate critical reflection by making the exotic seem familiar and the familiar appear strange. In contrast to the portrayal of the distant cultural 'other' in ethnographic studies of tribal societies, this book shows that people who might be regarded by some as 'religious eccentrics' are quite comprehensible in terms of contemporary culture, while at the same time people who might be anyone's neighbors in fact inhabit a profoundly distinct world of experience. This new work makes an original, important contribution to anthropology, sociology, studies of religion and ritual, cultural phenomenology, linguistic-semiotic and rhetorical studies, the multidisciplinary study of social movements, and American Studies.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN-13
9780230341104
eBay Product ID (ePID)
113055239
Product Key Features
Book Title
Language, Charisma, and Creativity: Ritual Life in the Catholic Charismatic Renewal
Author
T. Csordas
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Sociology, Beliefs, Popular Philosophy, Christianity, Astronomy
Publication Year
2012
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
229mm
Item Width
152mm
Item Weight
462g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
T. Csordas
Series Title
Contemporary Anthropology of Religion
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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