Joas, Hans
The Power of the Sacred: An Alternative to the Narrative of Disenchantment
- ISBN 13:
- 9780190933272
- author:
- Joas, Hans
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- Oxford University Press Inc
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2021
- Pages:
- 400
- Dimensions:
- 23.5 x 15.6 centimeters (0.66 kg
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, Social Sciences, Sociology of Religion,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
The Power of the Sacred: An Alternative to the Narrative of Disenchantment by Hans Joas In the self-understanding of modernity, the concept of disenchantment holds a key role. But what does this term actually mean? Hans Joas explores the history of the concept, from its introduction by Max Weber, and examines its original meaning and its relevance in today's understanding of religion. Joas develops a new sociological theory of religion, reconstructing existing theories from the eighteenth century to the present. He presents an understanding of religion that challenges the conventional narratives of disenchantment and secularization. Instead, he proposes an alternative interpretation that takes into account the dynamics of ever new sacralizations and their normative evaluation in the light of a universalist morality. This book challenges both believers and non-believers to rethink the defining characteristics of Western modernity, based on the human experience of self-transcendence rather than human cognition or cultural discourses.
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