Burton L Mack

Myth and the Christian Nation

A Social Theory of Religion

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Deals with the social theory of religion and culture. This study offers a meditation on the public discourse about the "Christian nation" in light of the social situation in the United States and ends with an invitation to rethink the role of religions in constructing a polycultural social democracy.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Acumen Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Dezember 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 160mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 567g
• ISBN-13: 9781845533724
• ISBN-10: 1845533720
• Artikelnr.: 23388477

Autorenporträt

Burton L. Mack, now retired, was formerly John Wesley Professor in Early Christianity at the Claremont School of Theology and Graduate University in California. He is the author of numerous publications on Hellenistic Judaism, ritual theory, Classical rhetoric and Christian origins from the viewpoint of cultural anthropology and the history of religions.

Inhaltsangabe

PrefaceIntroductionPart I: The Religions of Other PeoplesChapter 1. Looking
for Religion in the New WorldChapter 2. Noticing the Social Interests in
Myths and RitualsChapter 3. Watching Myths in the MakingChapter 4. Thinking
with Myths about CulturePart II: The Religion of ChristianityChapter 5.
Early Christian MythmakingChapter 6. The Social Formation of
ChristendomChapter 7. The State of the Christian NationChapter 8. Religions
in a Polycultural WorldConclusionBibliography