9780761991960-0761991964-Contemporary American Religion: An Ethnographic Reader

Contemporary American Religion: An Ethnographic Reader

ISBN-13: 9780761991960
ISBN-10: 0761991964
Edition: First Edition
Author: Timothy J. Nelson, Nancy L. Eiesland, Elfriede Wedam, Edward R. Gray, Shoshanah Feher, Matthew P. Lawson, Janet Stocks, Penny Edgell Becker, Penny Edgell
Publication date: 1997
Publisher: AltaMira Press
Format: Paperback 272 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780761991960
ISBN-10: 0761991964
Edition: First Edition
Author: Timothy J. Nelson, Nancy L. Eiesland, Elfriede Wedam, Edward R. Gray, Shoshanah Feher, Matthew P. Lawson, Janet Stocks, Penny Edgell Becker, Penny Edgell
Publication date: 1997
Publisher: AltaMira Press
Format: Paperback 272 pages

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Contemporary American Religion: An Ethnographic Reader (ISBN-13: 9780761991960 and ISBN-10: 0761991964), written by authors Timothy J. Nelson, Nancy L. Eiesland, Elfriede Wedam, Edward R. Gray, Shoshanah Feher, Matthew P. Lawson, Janet Stocks, Penny Edgell Becker, Penny Edgell, was published by AltaMira Press in 1997. With an overall rating of 3.6 stars, it's a notable title among other Sociology (Religious Studies, Anthropology, Behavioral Sciences) books. You can easily purchase or rent Contemporary American Religion: An Ethnographic Reader (Paperback, Used) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Sociology books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.36.

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Contemporary American Religion collects qualitative, ontheground studies of local congregations by upandcoming religious scholars. Ethnography combined with more traditional sociological methods, help make sense of complex religious communitiesfrom Messianic Jews to evangelical feminists, from Gospel Hour at a gay bar to exurban megachurches. This collection covers a wide span of the religious landscape, always trying to uncover new theoretical insights. Essential reading for classes in sociology of religion, contemporary American religion, and anthropology of religion.

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