The last decade has seen an unexpected return of the religious, and with it the creation of new kinds of social forms alongside new fusions of political and religious realms that high modernity kept distinct. For a fuller understanding of what this means for society in the context of globalization, it is necessary to rethink the relationship between the religious and the secular; the contributors - all leading scholars in anthropology - do just that, some even arguing that secularization itself now takes a religious form. Combining theoretical reflection with vivid ethnographic explorations,…mehr
The last decade has seen an unexpected return of the religious, and with it the creation of new kinds of social forms alongside new fusions of political and religious realms that high modernity kept distinct. For a fuller understanding of what this means for society in the context of globalization, it is necessary to rethink the relationship between the religious and the secular; the contributors - all leading scholars in anthropology - do just that, some even arguing that secularization itself now takes a religious form. Combining theoretical reflection with vivid ethnographic explorations, this essential collection is designed to advance a critical understanding of social and personal religious experience in today's world.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Kari Telle is a Senior Researcher at the Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI) in Bergen, Norway, where she also coordinates the "Politics of Faith" research program. Her work in Indonesia deals with popular religion, ritual, conflict and security politics. Recent publications include: Swearing Innocence: Performing Justice and "Reconciliation" in Post-New Order Lombok (2009); Spirited Places and Ritual Dynamics among Sasak Muslims on Lombok (2009); Entangled Biographies: Rebuilding a Sasak House (2007).
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction: Religiosities toward a Future-in Pursuit of the New Millennium Bruce Kapferer, Annelin Eriksen, and Kari Telle Chapter 1. The Politics of Conviction: Faith on the Neo-liberal Frontier Jean Comaroff Chapter 2. Strategic Secularism: Bible Advocacy in England Matthew Engelke Chapter 3. Pentecostal Networks and the Spirit of Globalization: On the Social Productivity of Ritual Forms Joel Robbins Chapter 4. Healing the Nation: In Search of Unity through the Holy Spirit in Vanuatu Annelin Eriksen Chapter 5. What Happened to Cargo Cults? Material Religions in Melanesia and the West Ton Otto Chapter 6. Gold for a Golden Age: Sacred Money and Islamic Freedom in a Global Sufi Order Nils Bubandt Chapter 7. Sri Lankan Civil Society and Its Fanatics Rohan Bastin Chapter 8. Dharma Power: Searching for Security in Post-New Order Indonesia Kari Telle Chapter 9. An Ancient Case of Interrogation and Torture Bruce Lincoln Chapter 10. The Terrorist as Humanitarian Faisal Devji Chapter 11. Reflections on the Rise of Legal Theology: Law and Religion in the Twenty-First Century John L. Comaroff
Introduction: Religiosities toward a Future-in Pursuit of the New Millennium Bruce Kapferer, Annelin Eriksen, and Kari Telle Chapter 1. The Politics of Conviction: Faith on the Neo-liberal Frontier Jean Comaroff Chapter 2. Strategic Secularism: Bible Advocacy in England Matthew Engelke Chapter 3. Pentecostal Networks and the Spirit of Globalization: On the Social Productivity of Ritual Forms Joel Robbins Chapter 4. Healing the Nation: In Search of Unity through the Holy Spirit in Vanuatu Annelin Eriksen Chapter 5. What Happened to Cargo Cults? Material Religions in Melanesia and the West Ton Otto Chapter 6. Gold for a Golden Age: Sacred Money and Islamic Freedom in a Global Sufi Order Nils Bubandt Chapter 7. Sri Lankan Civil Society and Its Fanatics Rohan Bastin Chapter 8. Dharma Power: Searching for Security in Post-New Order Indonesia Kari Telle Chapter 9. An Ancient Case of Interrogation and Torture Bruce Lincoln Chapter 10. The Terrorist as Humanitarian Faisal Devji Chapter 11. Reflections on the Rise of Legal Theology: Law and Religion in the Twenty-First Century John L. Comaroff
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