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The Sacred Canopy: Elements of a Sociological Theory of Religion

By Peter L. Berger

Book information

Publisher
Open Road Media
Year
2011
ISBN
0385073054, 9780385073059
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
257 kB (263442 bytes)
Edition
Reprint
Pages
240\0
Time added
2018-01-11 22:21:38
Theology;Angelology & Demonology;Anthropology;Apol

Description

This absorbing and original examination brilliantly argues that religion is a product of the society from which it springs--that it is the "sacred canopy" which every human society builds over its world to give it meaning.  In this book, Berger expands on theories of knowledge that he first explored (with Thomas Luckmann) in The Social Construction of Reality. With illustrations drawn from a variety of primitive, ancient, and contemporary religions.

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