On the sacred
Auteur :
Lynch, Gordon
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9781844655342
Date de publication :
1 sept. 2012
Dimensions :
19,8 x 12,9 cm
Poids :
204 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Challenging the myth of the idealized rational society, Lynch argues that emotionally-charged forms of the sacred remain an inevitable foundation of social life. Modernity has not rid us of the sacred, but merely presented us with new sacred forms focused around humanity, nature and the nation.