Atheism and Secularity
[2 Volumes]
1st Edition
Published on 21. December 2009
544 pages
978-0-313-35182-2 (ISBN)
Description
This important two-volume contribution to the field of secular studies offers the first comprehensive examination of atheists and non-religious people around the world.
Who are atheists? How does atheism relate to various aspects of our social world, such as politics, feminism, globalization, and the family? And what is the current state of atheism internationally? Atheism and Secularity addresses the growing interest in the non-religious world by exploring these and related questions. It is a comprehensive and compelling look at atheists and atheism both nationally and internationally, covering a range of topics often overlooked in other books on the subject.
Atheism and Secularity is not a philosophical, polemic work, but rather an exploration of who atheists are, what they believe, how they relate to the world, and how the world relates to them. The first volume focuses on topics such as family life, gender, sexuality, politics, and social movements. The second volume looks at atheism and secularity around the world, exploring the lives of non-religious people in North America, Japan, China, India, Europe, the Arab World, and other locations.
Who are atheists? How does atheism relate to various aspects of our social world, such as politics, feminism, globalization, and the family? And what is the current state of atheism internationally? Atheism and Secularity addresses the growing interest in the non-religious world by exploring these and related questions. It is a comprehensive and compelling look at atheists and atheism both nationally and internationally, covering a range of topics often overlooked in other books on the subject.
Atheism and Secularity is not a philosophical, polemic work, but rather an exploration of who atheists are, what they believe, how they relate to the world, and how the world relates to them. The first volume focuses on topics such as family life, gender, sexuality, politics, and social movements. The second volume looks at atheism and secularity around the world, exploring the lives of non-religious people in North America, Japan, China, India, Europe, the Arab World, and other locations.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 7 to 17 years
ISBN-13
978-0-313-35182-2 (9780313351822)
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12/2009
Praeger Publishers Inc
€139.64
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Person
Phil Zuckerman, PhD, is associate professor of sociology at Pitzer College, Claremont, CA.
Content
- Cover
- Atheism and Secularity: Volume 1
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction: The Social Scientific Study of Atheism and Secularity
- Chapter 1: What Is Atheism?
- Chapter 2: Atheism, Secularity, the Family, and Children
- Chapter 3: A Portrait of Secular Group Affiliates
- Chapter 4: Sexuality and the Secular
- Chapter 5: Morality and Immorality among the Irreligious
- Chapter 6: The Evolution of Popular Religiosity and Secularism: How First World Statistics Reveal Why Religion Exists, Why It Has Been Popular, and Why the Most Successful Democracies Are the Most Secular
- Chapter 7: Atheism, Secularity, and Gender
- Chapter 8: Freethinkers and Hell Raisers: The Brief History of American Atheism and Secularism
- Chapter 9: Defining Religion and Modifying Religious ''Bodies'': Secularizing the Sacred and Sacralizing the Secular
- Index
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- About the Editor and Contributors
- Atheism and Secularity: Volume 2
- Title
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- Introduction: The Social Scientific Study of Atheism and Secularity
- Chapter 1: Atheism and Secularity in North America
- Chapter 2: Atheism and Secularity in Modern Japan
- Chapter 3: Atheism and Secularity in the Former Soviet Union
- Chapter 4: Atheism and Secularity in Ghana
- Chapter 5: The Triumph of Indifference: Irreligion in British Society
- Chapter 6: Atheism and Secularity in the Arab World
- Chapter 7: Atheism and Secularity in India
- Chapter 8: Atheism and Secularity in the Netherlands
- Chapter 9: Atheism and Secularity: The Scandinavian Paradox
- Chapter 10: Atheism and Secularity in China
- Index
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