Handbook of Hyper-Real Religions

Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-90-04-21881-9
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 5, 442 Seiten, Format (B × H): 212 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 1860 g

Reihe: Brill Handbooks on Contemporary Religion

Today a new trend is clearly discernable, that of ‘hyper-real religions’. These are innovative religions and spiritualities that mix elements of religious tradition with popular culture. If we imagine a spectrum of the intensity of merging popular culture with religion, we might find at one end, groups practicing Jediism appropriated from the Star Wars movies, Matrixism from the Matrix trilogy, and neo-pagan groups using stories from the Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter. At the other end of the spectrum, members from mainstream religions, such as Christians, can be influenced or inspired by, for example, the Da Vinci Code. Through various case studies, this book studies the on and off-line religious/spiritual consumption of these narratives through a social scientific approach.

Contributors include: Stef Aupers, Eileen Barker, Lauren Bernauer, Douglas E. Cowan, Carol M. Cusack, Markus Davidsen, Martin Geoffroy, Danielle Kirby, Massimo Introvigne, Carly Machado, Debbie McCormick, John W. Morehead, Kamaludeen Mohamed Nasir, Alan Nixon, Krzysztof Olechnicki, Adam Possamai, Heinz Scheifinger, John Wallis and Benjamin Zeller.

Zielgruppe

All those interested in the intersection of contemporary religion and popular culture, sociology of religion, postmodern religion and consumerism.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Possamai, Adam

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Religionssoziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionssoziologie und -psychologie, Spiritualität, Mystik
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Alternative Glaubensformen Eklektizismus, Esoterik, Anthroposophie, Theosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contributors include: Stef Aupers, Eileen Barker, Lauren Bernauer, Douglas E. Cowan, Carol M. Cusack, Markus Davidsen, Martin Geoffroy, Dick Houtman, Massimo Introvigne, Danielle Kirby, Joseph Laycock, Carly Machado, Debbie McCormick, John W. Morehead, Kamaludeen Mohamed Nasir, Alan Nixon, Krzysztof Olechnicki, Adam Possamai, Johan Roeland, Heinz Scheifinger, John Walliss, and Benjamin Zeller.

Über Autor(innen)

Adam Possamai, Ph.D in Sociology, La Trobe University, is Associate Professor at the University of Western Sydney, and President of the International Sociological Association's Research Committee on the sociology of religon. He has published extensively in the sociology of religion, sociological theory and the study of popular culture.