Religion, emergence, and the origins of meaning : beyond Durkheim and Rappaport /

Why is religion so important to individuals and societies? What gives religion its profound meaningfulness and longevity? Enhancing perspectives taken from sociology and ritual theory, Religion, Emergence, and the Origins of Meaning describes how 'emergence theory' - developed to make sens...

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Main Author: Cassell, Paul, 1964-

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill. c2015.

Series: Philosophical Studies in Science and Religion 5.
Religious Studies, Theology and Philosophy E-Books Online, Collection 2015, ISBN: 9789004287471.

Subjects:

Durkheim, Émile, > 1858-1917.

Rappaport, Roy A.

Religion > Philosophy.

Emergence (Philosophy)