Ageing, ritual and social change: comparing the Secular and religious in Eastern and western Europe

Exploring European changes in religious and secular beliefs and practices related to life passages, this book provides a deeper understanding of the impacts of social change on personal identity and adjustment across the life course. Drawing on fascinating oral histories of older people's memor...

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Collaborateurs: Coleman, Peter 1946- (Éditeur intellectuel) ; Koleva, Daniela 1961- (Éditeur intellectuel) ; Bornat, Joanna 1944- (Éditeur intellectuel)
Type de support: Électronique Livre
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Farnham Ashgate [2013]
Dans:Année: 2013
Collection/Revue:Ashgate AHRC/ESRC religion and society series
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Großbritannien / Bulgarien / Rumänien / Vie religieuse / Vieillissement / Personne âgée (60-90 ans) / Changement social
Sujets non-standardisés:B Religion Religious Intolerance, Persecution & Conflict
B Europe Religion
B Aging Religious aspects
B Europe Social conditions
B Older people Religious life Europe
B Europe Religious life and customs
B Social change Europe History
B Aging
B Aging Religious aspects
B Aging Europe
B Older people Religious life
B Recueil d'articles
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Édition parallèle:Non-électronique
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Résumé:Exploring European changes in religious and secular beliefs and practices related to life passages, this book provides a deeper understanding of the impacts of social change on personal identity and adjustment across the life course. Drawing on fascinating oral histories of older people's memories in both Eastern and Western Europe, this book presents illuminating views on peoples' quests for existential meaning in later life and an invaluable resource for all those exploring issues of ageing
Description:Includes bibliographical references and index. - Print version record
ISBN:129992526X