The Search for Fundamentals: The Process of Modernisation and the Quest for Meaning
Modernity dissolves absolute certainties; late modernity dissolves them absolutely. In the modern world system there appears to be no firm, unchallenged ground on which to construct a meaningful canopy. But around the world, many individuals and groups long for a kind of cultural coherence that they...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht
Springer
1995
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| In: | Year: 1995 |
| Series/Journal: | Springer eBook Collection
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
The Modern
/ Basic values
/ Fundamentalism
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| Further subjects: | B
Humanities
B Social Sciences B Religion (General) B Sociology B Conference program 1991 (Zeist) B Religion B Anthropology B Political Science |
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| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
Erscheint auch als: 9789048145683 Erscheint auch als: 9780792335429 Erscheint auch als: 9789401585019 |
| Summary: | Modernity dissolves absolute certainties; late modernity dissolves them absolutely. In the modern world system there appears to be no firm, unchallenged ground on which to construct a meaningful canopy. But around the world, many individuals and groups long for a kind of cultural coherence that they believe once existed. They search for fundamentals. While these may be sought in religious traditions, many also aspire to new secular certainties. In their various new forms and contexts the contemporary quests for meaning in turn transform the societies in which they occur. The rich comparative examples in The Search for Fundamentals are used to analyze the sources and consequences of several cultural movements. The book also offers theoretical reflections on the difficulties they experience and on the message they carry for students of modernity. Audience: A broad readership of scholars and advanced students in the social sciences and humanities |
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| ISBN: | 9401585008 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/978-94-015-8500-2 |