Being Godless : Ethnographies of Atheism and Non-Religion

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Title: Being Godless : Ethnographies of Atheism and Non-Religion
Description: Drawing on ethnographic inquiry and the anthropological literature on doubt and atheism, this volume explores people's reluctance to pursue religion. The contributors capture the experiences of godless people and examine their perspectives on the role of religion in their personal and public lives. In doing so, the volume contributes to a critical understanding of the processes of disengagement from religion and reveals the challenges and paradoxes that godless people face.
Authors: Roy Llera Blanes, Galina Oustinova-Stjepanovic
Resource Type: eBook.
Subjects: Atheism, Irreligion, Secularism
Categories: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, RELIGION / Atheism
Database: eBook Collection (EBSCOhost)
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Abstract:Drawing on ethnographic inquiry and the anthropological literature on doubt and atheism, this volume explores people's reluctance to pursue religion. The contributors capture the experiences of godless people and examine their perspectives on the role of religion in their personal and public lives. In doing so, the volume contributes to a critical understanding of the processes of disengagement from religion and reveals the challenges and paradoxes that godless people face.
ISBN:9781785336287
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