a social theory of religion Mack, Burton L. creator text bibliography Electronic books. enk London Oakville, CT Equinox Pub. 2008 monographic eng

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1 online resource (xii, 292 pages). This is a book on a social theory of religion and culture. A survey of the meanings of the term religion from Columbus to Jonathan Z. Smith sets the pace. Examples are taken from ethnography, the ancient Near East, the Greco-Roman age, and Christendom in order to develop the concepts of "imagined world," "social formation," "mythic grammar," and "cultural mentality." What has been learned from the study of other peoples and their religions about the function of myths and rituals is then applied to an analysis of the Christian myth-ritual system and its social logic. The odd combinations of myt. The religions of other peoples. Looking for religion in the new world ; Noticing the social interests in myths and rituals ; Watching myths in the making ; Thinking with myths about culture ; The religion of Christianity. Early Christian mythmaking ; The social formation of christendom ; The state of the Christian nation ; Religions in a polycultural world. Burton L. Mack. Includes bibliographical references (pages 276-283 and index. Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDL Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Religion and sociology Religion Social aspects Christianity Religion Christianity Religion and sociology Religion Social aspects Godsdiensten Maatschappij Christendom Mythos Religion Ethnosoziologie Christentum Multikulturelle Gesellschaft Soziologie POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Cultural Policy SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture BL60 .M275 2008 306.6/3 11.05 Mack, Burton L. London ; Oakville, CT : Equinox Pub., 2008 (DLC) 2007031400 (OCoLC)162507285 9781845537678 184553767X 9781317490586 1317490584 http://universitypublishingonline.org/acumen/ebook.jsf?bid=CBO9781845537678 http://site.ebrary.com/id/10386888 http://books.google.com/books?id=pAHXAAAAMAAJ http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/162507285.html http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=929278 http://universitypublishingonline.org/acumen/ebook.jsf?bid=CBO9781845537678 http://site.ebrary.com/id/10386888 http://books.google.com/books?id=pAHXAAAAMAAJ http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/162507285.html http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=929278 Use copy MiAaHDL OCLCE 100720 20200709060311.0 ocn649555213 eng