Religious Diversity Today: Experiencing Religion in the Contemporary World [3 volumes]: Experiencing Religion in the Contemporary World

This insightful three-volume set examines faith through the social and cultural perspective of anthropology, sociology, and religious studies, shedding light on the role of religion in the human experience.

• Features original essays on religious experience across a wide spectrum of social, cultural, and political environments

• Considers the social performance and effects of ritual

• Includes content based on fieldwork in North America, South America, Europe, China, the Philippines, South Africa, Morocco, and Lebanon

• Reveals how the culture of professional sports compares to traditional religious cultures

• Connects religion with the cultural interpretations of body images and politics