From Deprived to Revived
Religious Revivals as Adaptive Systems
Seiten
What is the exact nature of the link between religion and social cohesion? This book describes how fluctuations in socioeconomic environment can create a process where ritual behavior works to alleviate uncertainties in social commitment.
It is a truism that religion has to do with social cohesion, but the precise nature of this link has eluded scholars and scientists. Drawing on new research in religiously motivated prosociality, evolution of cooperation, and system theory, this book describes how fluctuations in individuals' strategic environment give impetus to a self-organizatory process where ritual behavior works to alleviate uncertainties in social commitment. It also traces the dynamic roles played by emotions, social norms, and socioeconomic context. While exploring the social functions of ritual and revivalist behavior, the book seeks to avoid the fallacies that result from disregarding their explicit religious character. To illustrate these processes, a case study of Christian revivals in early 19th-century Finland is included. The thesis of the book is relevant to theories of the evolution of religion and the role of religion in organizing human societies.
It is a truism that religion has to do with social cohesion, but the precise nature of this link has eluded scholars and scientists. Drawing on new research in religiously motivated prosociality, evolution of cooperation, and system theory, this book describes how fluctuations in individuals' strategic environment give impetus to a self-organizatory process where ritual behavior works to alleviate uncertainties in social commitment. It also traces the dynamic roles played by emotions, social norms, and socioeconomic context. While exploring the social functions of ritual and revivalist behavior, the book seeks to avoid the fallacies that result from disregarding their explicit religious character. To illustrate these processes, a case study of Christian revivals in early 19th-century Finland is included. The thesis of the book is relevant to theories of the evolution of religion and the role of religion in organizing human societies.
Mikko Heimola, University of Helsinki, Finland.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 19.8.2013 |
---|---|
Reihe/Serie | Religion and Reason ; 53 |
Verlagsort | New York |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 155 x 230 mm |
Gewicht | 437 g |
Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Wirtschaftsgeschichte |
Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Liturgik / Homiletik | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien | |
Schlagworte | Kirche und Staat • Politik und Religion • Religionssoziologie • Religious revivals; evolution of cooperation; social systems; ritual behavior |
ISBN-10 | 1-61451-454-2 / 1614514542 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-61451-454-1 / 9781614514541 |
Zustand | Neuware |
Haben Sie eine Frage zum Produkt? |
Mehr entdecken
aus dem Bereich
aus dem Bereich
die Ukraine, Polen und der Irrweg in der russischen Geschichte
Buch | Hardcover (2023)
C.H.Beck (Verlag)
28,00 €
eine Globalgeschichte des Kapitalismus
Buch | Hardcover (2023)
C.H.Beck (Verlag)
38,00 €