Religious Diversity Today: Experiencing Religion in the Contemporary World [3 volumes]

Experiencing Religion in the Contemporary World

This insightful three-volume set examines faith through the social and cultural perspective of anthropology, sociology, and religious studies, shedding light on the role of religion in the human experience. • Features original essays on religious experience across a wide spectrum of social, cultural, and political environments • Considers the social performance and effects of ritual • Includes content based on fieldwork in North America, South America, Europe, China, the Philippines, South Africa, Morocco, and Lebanon • Reveals how the culture of professional sports compares to traditional religious cultures • Connects religion with the cultural interpretations of body images and politics

seriously damaged the Lebanese economy and infrastructure while also affecting
the coexistence of religious communities. The war was ... Bloody memories and
unhealed wounds still mark some communities today. It would certainly be ...