AGEING, RITUAL AND SOCIAL CHANGE |
Book Category:
Social Science > General
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Author:
Colman, Peter
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Binding:
Hardcover
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ISBN 13:
9781409452164
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Price:
USD 39.95
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Publication Year:
2013
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Publisher Info
Martha McKenna,
Ashgate Publishing Company,PO Box 2225,
Williston ,
Vermont - 05495-2225,USA
Web: www.ashgate.com Inquiry
Book Description
This important book explores the enduring role of rituals and religion in the lives of older people in the UK, Bulgaria, and Romania. The 12 chapters organized into five sections based on oral history interviews present comparative analyses of how ritual links to major events in the life of the individual, family, and community; the emergence of religiosity and nonreligiosity; personal explanations for engagement in ritual practice; and how religious identity is embedded in national identity.
Book Review and Awards
Choice OAT