Religion, Emergence, and the Origins of Meaning

Beyond Durkheim and Rappaport
Erscheinungsjahr 2015
ISBN: 978-90-04-29365-6
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 5, 196 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 239 mm, Gewicht: 454 g

Reihe: Philosophical Studies in Science and Religion

Why is religion so important to individuals and societies? What gives religion its profound meaningfulness and longevity? Enhancing perspectives taken from sociology and ritual theory, Religion, Emergence, and the Origins of Meaning describes how ‘emergence theory’ – developed to make sense of life and mind – explains why religious communities are special when compared to ordinary human social groups. Paul Cassell argues that in religious ritual, beliefs concerning unseen divine agencies are made uniquely potent, inviting and guiding powerful, alternative experiences, and giving religious groups a form of organization distinct from ordinary human social groups. Going beyond the foundational descriptions of Émile Durkheim and Roy Rappaport, Cassell utilizes the best of 21st century emergence theory to characterize religion’s emergent dynamics.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cassell, Paul

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Religionssoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Geschichte der Soziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionssoziologie und -psychologie, Spiritualität, Mystik

Über Autor(innen)

Paul Cassell, Ph. D. (2012, Boston University), is Honors Faculty at Barrett, The Honors College at Arizona State University, and Affiliated Faculty with the Center for Jewish Studies and Center for Biosocial Complex Systems at ASU.