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Religion and Everyday Life and Culture [Three Volumes]
Richard D. Hecht and Vincent F. Biondo, Editors
ISBN: 0-313-34278-4
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-34278-3
1132 pages, photos
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 3/25/2010
List Price: $184.95 (UK Sterling Price: £127.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Reviews:
  • "Recommended for public and academic libraries holding strong religious studies collections and for more specialized facilities, such as seminary libraries."
    —Library Journal     6/1/2010
Description: In Religion and Everyday Life and Culture, 36 international scholars describe the impact of religious practices around the world, using rich examples drawn from personal observation. Instead of repeating generalizations about what religion should mean, these volumes examine how religions actually influence our public and private lives “on the ground,” on a day-to-day basis.

Volume one introduces regional histories of the world’s religions and discusses major ritual practices, such as the Catholic Mass and the Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca. Volume two examines themes that will help readers understand how religions interact with the practices of public life, describing the ways religions influence government, education, criminal justice, economy, technology, and the environment. Volume three takes up themes that are central to how religions are realized in the practices of individuals. In these essays, readers meet a shaman healer in South Africa, laugh with Buddhist monks, sing with Bob Dylan, cheer for Australian rugby, and explore Chicana and Iranian art.
Title Features:
• Includes contributions from 36 scholars from a dozen countries around the globe
About the Author: Richard D. Hecht is professor of religious studies in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Vincent F. Biondo is assistant professor of western religious traditions at California State University, Fresno.
LCC Class: 200.9-dc22
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