Everyday Spirituality [electronic resource] : Social and Spatial Worlds of Enchantment /
MacKian, S.author.
This book puts spirit back at the heart of spirituality. By exploring the everyday impacts of alternative spiritual beliefs and practices, the book examines contemporary spirituality and how critical social science can map and understand it.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; List of Figures, Tables and Boxes; Acknowledgements; 1 Introducing an Everyday Spirituality; 2 'Spirituality Lite'; 3 Spirit and Re-Enchantment; 4 The Everyday; 5 Self and Security; 6 Spirits in the Social World; 7 Spirits in the Material World; 8 Therapeutic Spiritualities; 9 Concluding the Journey: Where Have We Been and Where Are We Going?; Appendix: Data Collection; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book puts spirit back at the heart of spirituality. By exploring the everyday impacts of alternative spiritual beliefs and practices, the book examines contemporary spirituality and how critical social science can map and understand it.
Sociology.
Religion and sociology.
Spirituality.
Cultural studies.
Popular works.
Sociology, general.
Sociology of Religion.
Spirituality.
Social Aspects of Religion.
Cultural Studies.
Popular Science, general.