True religion
By: Graham Ward.
Series: Blackwell manifestos
Publisher: Blackwell Pub.
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Malden, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 168
Subjects: Religion
Description: Through reference to plays, poetry, painting, novels and films, this manifesto traces the genealogy of 'true religion' in the Western world, charting changes in our understanding of the term from Shakespeare to Salman Rushdie, pointing out how closely linked those changes are to secularism, liberalism and the development of capitalism.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [155]-160) and index.
Table of contents: title: Religion before and after secularism; title: True religion and temporal gods; title: True religion and consumption; title: True religion as special effect.