The Sacred Canopy: Elements of a Sociological Theory of Religion
Peter L. Berger$14.41
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An absorbing and original examination that brilliantly argues that religion is a product of the society from which it springs--featuring illustrations drawn from a variety of primitive, ancient, and contemporary religions.
In this book, Berger that religion is the "sacred canopy" which every human society builds over its world to give it meaning, expanding on theories of knowledge that he first explored (with Thomas Luckmann) in The Social Construction of Reality.
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Anchor Books
Published: 09/01/1990
ISBN: 9780385073059
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.10w x 0.60d
In this book, Berger that religion is the "sacred canopy" which every human society builds over its world to give it meaning, expanding on theories of knowledge that he first explored (with Thomas Luckmann) in The Social Construction of Reality.
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Anchor Books
Published: 09/01/1990
ISBN: 9780385073059
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.10w x 0.60d