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Atheist Identities - Spaces and Social Contexts
. Ed(S): Beaman, Lori G.; Tomlins, Steven
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Description for Atheist Identities - Spaces and Social Contexts
Hardback. Editor(s): Beaman, Lori G.; Tomlins, Steven. Num Pages: 226 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRQA5; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 508.
The essays in this book not only examine the variety of atheist expression and experience in the Western context, they also explore how local, national and international settings may contribute to the shaping of atheist identities. By addressing identity at these different levels, the book explores how individuals construct their own atheist—or non-religious—identity, how they construct community and how identity factors into atheist interaction at the social or institutional levels. The book offers an interdisciplinary comparative approach to the analysis of issues relating to atheism, such as demography, community engagement, gender politics, stigmatism and legal action. It covers such themes ... Read more
The essays in this book not only examine the variety of atheist expression and experience in the Western context, they also explore how local, national and international settings may contribute to the shaping of atheist identities. By addressing identity at these different levels, the book explores how individuals construct their own atheist—or non-religious—identity, how they construct community and how identity factors into atheist interaction at the social or institutional levels. The book offers an interdisciplinary comparative approach to the analysis of issues relating to atheism, such as demography, community engagement, gender politics, stigmatism and legal action. It covers such themes ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
Number of Pages
219
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319096018
SKU
V9783319096018
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99-15
About . Ed(S): Beaman, Lori G.; Tomlins, Steven
Lori G. Beaman, Ph.D. is the Canada Research Chair in the Contextualization of Religion in a Diverse Canada and Professor in the Department of Classics and Religious Studies at the University of Ottawa. She is principal investigator of a 37 member international research team whose focus is religion and diversity (religionanddiversity.ca). Steven Tomlins is a Ph.D. Candidate at ... Read more
Reviews for Atheist Identities - Spaces and Social Contexts
“The purpose of Atheist Identities to explore how people construct atheist or nonreligious identities, and how these relate to their societal and institutional interactions. Its intended audiences are scholars and the public who are interested in the varieties of ‘North Atlantic’ atheist experiences and how they are shaped or expressed in ‘local, national, and international settings’ … .” (Benjamin B. ... Read more