Religious Groups: Social & Cultural Aspects

All religions describe spiritual experience as pleasant, and the goal of the religious pursuit as profoundly joyful. But many religions also condem...

If piety, faith, and conviction constitute one side of the religious coin, then imperfection, uncertainty, and ambivalence constitute the other....

Egypt's lack of a common national identity is the basis for much of its internal conflict--Coptic Christians have been particularly affected. On...

Often considered to be in opposition, American popular culture and popular religion are connected, forming and informing new ways of thinking, w...

Saints Observed: Studies of Mormon Village Life, 18502005 serves as a comprehensive introduction to this second volume, which makes available four ...

This volume covers the origins, historical development, and ideas of one of the largest and most influential Islamic movements in the world, the Gü...

Exploring Religious Beliefs and Practices from around the World sets out to identify the languages that the Catholic Church uses for its religious ...

Why is religion still important? Can we be fully modern and fully religious? In this new edition, Davie follows up her discussion of the mean...