Ritual and the Sacred: A Neo-Durkheimian Analysis of Politics, Religion and the Self (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780754676409)

Ritual and the Sacred discusses some of the most important issues of modern socio-political life through the lens of a neo-Durkheimian perspective. Building on the main lesson of Durkheim's Elementary Forms of Religious Life, this book articulates values and practices common to non-Western and religious traditions that have the capacity to shape our modern way of living. Central to this volume is the question of modernity and scepticism with regard to mainstream Western wisdom; Rosati focuses on the notion of societal self-reassessment and self-revision, illustrating a willingness to learn from 'primitive' societies. This reassessment necessitates us to rethink the central roles played by ritual and the sacred as building blocks of social and individual life, both of which remain salient features within the modern world. This title will be of key interest to sociologists of religion, philosophy politics and social theorists.

Author: Massimo Rosati
ISBN-10: 0754676404
ISBN-13: 9780754676409
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 08/06/2009
Pages: 180
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.44d