Giuseppe Giordan: 5 books
Sociologia n.1/2018
Rivista quadrimestrale di Scienze Storiche e Sociali
Language: Italian
Release Date: November 16, 2018
Introduzione. L'eterno ritorno del gratuito LA DIALETTICA DEL DONARE Tito Marci Doni politici e prestazioni evergetistiche. Un commento alla sociologia storica di Paul Veyne Luigi Berzano Il dono. Persistenza e trasformazioni Martino Doni, Stefano Tomelleri Il dono come controparadosso. Scambio, gioco,...
Ambiguous Sacred: Between Religion and Spirituality
Published in Sociologia n. 2/2018 - Rivista quadrimestrale di Scienze Storiche e Sociali dell'Istituto Luigi Sturzo, diretta da Andrea Bixio
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2019
The sociology of spirituality continues to highlight new socio-religious phenomena rooted in cultural revolutions in the modes of spiritual seeking (Wuthnow 1998), holistic milieux (Heelas and Woodhead 2005), and a ‘democratization of the sacred’ or restructuring of ways of legitimizing relating...
by Giuseppe Giordan, Linda Woodhead
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2017
Prayer is a central aspect of religion. Even amongst those who have abandoned organized religion levels of prayer remain high. Yet the most basic questions remain unaddressed: What exactly is prayer? How does it vary? Why do people pray and in what situations and settings? Does prayer imply a god,...
by Giuseppe Giordan, Adam Possamai
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2017
This book provides a sociological understanding of the phenomenon of exorcism and an analysis of the reasons for its contemporary re-emergence and impact on various communities. It argues that exorcism has become a religious commodity with the potential to strengthen a religion’s attraction to adherents,...
Divided by religion, united by gender: A socio-religious interpretation of the “Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women”
Published in Sociologia n. 1/2018 – Rivista quadrimestrale di Scienze Storiche e Sociali
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2019
Published in Sociologia n.1/2018 - Rivista quadrimestrale di Scienze Storiche e Sociali dell'Istituto Luigi Sturzo, diretta da Andrea Bixio | The United Nations “Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women” (CEDAW) is a distinct international treaty for its integral...