Thomas Csordas's eloquent analysis of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal, part of the contemporary cultural and media phenomenon known as conservative Christianity, embraces one of the primary charges of anthropology as a discipline: to stimulate critical reflection by making the exotic seem familiar and the familiar appear strange. In contrast to the portrayal of the distant cultural 'other' in ethnographic studies of tribal societies, this book shows that people who might be regarded by some as 'religious eccentrics' are quite comprehensible in terms of contemporary culture, while at the same time people who might be anyone's neighbors in fact inhabit a profoundly distinct world of experience.
This new work makes an original, important contribution to anthropology, sociology, studies of religion and ritual, cultural phenomenology, linguistic-semiotic and rhetorical studies, the multidisciplinary study of social movements, and American Studies.
| ISBN: | 9780312294212 |
| Publication date: | 8th February 2002 |
| Author: | Thomas J Csordas |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan an imprint of Palgrave Macmillan US |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 320 pages |
| Series: | Contemporary Anthropology of Religion |
| Genres: |
Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church Ethics and moral philosophy Cultural studies Media studies Social groups: religious groups and communities Sociology Astronomy, space and time |
Thomas Csordas's eloquent analysis of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal, part of the contemporary cultural and media phenomenon known as conservative Christianity, embraces one of the primary charges of anthropology as a discipline: to stimulate critical reflection by making the exotic seem familiar and the familiar appear strange. In contrast to the portrayal of the distant cultural 'other' in ethnographic studies of tribal societies, this book shows that people who might be regarded by some as 'religious eccentrics' are quite comprehensible in terms of contemporary culture, while at the same time people who might be anyone's neighbors in fact inhabit a profoundly distinct world of experience.
Language, Charisma, and Creativity features in the following genres: Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church, Ethics and moral philosophy, Cultural studies, Media studies, Social groups: religious groups and communities, Sociology, Astronomy, space and time
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Language, Charisma, and Creativity was written by Thomas J Csordas and published by Palgrave Macmillan an imprint of Palgrave Macmillan US
Language, Charisma, and Creativity has 320 pages
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