Being spiritual in a media age need not mean disengaging from the relational world of places and people to pursue a rarified interior life. The thoughtfully written and theoretically rich essays in this collection uncover surprising ways in which relationships shape and are shaped by spiritual expressions in ordinary and unexpected spaces. This fascinating excursion through the contemporary spiritual landscape ... Read moreshows us that sacred meanings permeate and are created by the things we wear and buy, how we play, eat, work and find each other online.
Sarah M. Pike, Professor of Comparative Religion, California State University, Chico, USA, and author of New Age and Neopagan Religions in America (2006) ...offers new and engaging perspectives about the role(s) of media, culture, and spirituality and/or religion, and works as a pseudo-glossary, introducing new terms that are applied within the chapter itself ... Overall, this anthology mixes advanced analysis with user-friendly jargon, making it a perfect reading companion for introductory classes or advanced seminars.
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