Contemporary American religion: an ethnographic reader

Introduction: Developing interpretations ethnography and the restructuring of knowledge in a changing field / Penny Edgell Becker and Nancy L. Eiesland -- Managing strain, contradictions, and fluidity: Messianic Judaism and the negotiation of a religio-ethnic identity / Shoshanah Feher -- Struggle...

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Contributors: Becker, Penny Edgell (Editor) ; Eiesland, Nancy L. 1964-2009 (Other)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Walnut Creek, Calif. [u.a.] AltaMira 1997
In:Year: 1997
Reviews:Contemporary American Religion: An Ethnographic Reader, by Penny Edgell Becker and Nancy L. Eiesland, (eds). Walnut Creek, CA: AltaMira Press, 1997, 272 pp. 46.00, 22.95(pbk.) (1998) (Wittner, Judith)
[Rezension von: Becker, Penny Edgell, Contemporary American Religion: An Ethnographic Reader] (1999) (Phillips, Rick)
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Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B USA / Religion / Religious life / Confession
Further subjects:B Collection of essays
B United States Religion
B United States Religious life and customs Case studies
B United States Religion 1960- Case studies
B United States Church history 20th century Case studies
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Summary:Introduction: Developing interpretations ethnography and the restructuring of knowledge in a changing field / Penny Edgell Becker and Nancy L. Eiesland -- Managing strain, contradictions, and fluidity: Messianic Judaism and the negotiation of a religio-ethnic identity / Shoshanah Feher -- Struggles for mutual reverence: social strategies and religious stories / Matthew P. Lawson -- The gospel hour: liminality, identity, and religion in a gay bar / Edward R. Gray and Scott L. Thumma -- To stay or to leave?: organizational legitimacy in the struggle for change among evangelical feminists / Janet Stocks -- What is right? what is caring? moral logics in local religious life / Penny Edgell Becker -- Splitting interests or common causes: styles of moral reasoning in opposing abortion / Elfriede Wedam -- The church and the street: race, class, and congregation / Timothy J. Nelson -- Contending with a giant: the impact of a megachurch on exurban religious institutions / Nancy L. Eiesland -- The religious construction of a global identity: an ethnographic look at the Atlanta Bahá ̕í Community / Mike McMullen -- Conclusion: The cultural turn: stories, logics, and the quest for identity in American religion / Robert Wuthnow
Item Description:Literaturangaben
ISBN:0761991956