This is a major new account of the nature of religion and its changing role in modern societies, by one of the most original French sociologists writing on religion today. In a stylish and accessible study, Hervieu--Leger addresses the problem of how to distinguish religion from other systems of meaning in modern Western society.
∗ A major new account of the nature of religion and its changing role in modern societies, by one of the most original French sociologists writing on religion today.
∗ Written in a stylish and accessible way, this book addresses the problem of how to distinguish religion from other systems of meaning in modern Western society.
