Revival: The Return of the Primitive (2001)

A New Sociological Theory of Religion

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality
Cover of the book Revival: The Return of the Primitive (2001) by Richard K. Fenn, Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Richard K. Fenn ISBN: 9781351740807
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: July 12, 2017
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Richard K. Fenn
ISBN: 9781351740807
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: July 12, 2017
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

This title was first published in 2001. This work presents a sociological theory of religion. Richard K. Fenn demonstrates that the shape of the sacred depends on what aspects of the psyche and of the environment seem to be beyond the pale of the human and the social, that is, the primitive. Whatever is anti-social or subhuman, and whatever subverts the reign of convention, or whatever defies notions of reason, represents the primitive. Indeed, the primitive represents the range of possibilities that excluded us from any society or social system. That is why hell is so often populated by those who are partly bestial, or crooked and corrupting. If there is to be a renewal of Christian thinking and aspiration in our time, it has to come from a rediscovery of the dream: not only in the metaphorical sense of a vision, perhaps of racial equality, but in the quite literal sense of the individual's own reservoir of suppressed and unconscious memories and yearnings, magical thinking and wounded or grandiose self-imagery.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

This title was first published in 2001. This work presents a sociological theory of religion. Richard K. Fenn demonstrates that the shape of the sacred depends on what aspects of the psyche and of the environment seem to be beyond the pale of the human and the social, that is, the primitive. Whatever is anti-social or subhuman, and whatever subverts the reign of convention, or whatever defies notions of reason, represents the primitive. Indeed, the primitive represents the range of possibilities that excluded us from any society or social system. That is why hell is so often populated by those who are partly bestial, or crooked and corrupting. If there is to be a renewal of Christian thinking and aspiration in our time, it has to come from a rediscovery of the dream: not only in the metaphorical sense of a vision, perhaps of racial equality, but in the quite literal sense of the individual's own reservoir of suppressed and unconscious memories and yearnings, magical thinking and wounded or grandiose self-imagery.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book The Social Theory of Georg Simmel by Richard K. Fenn
Cover of the book Terrorism and Organized Hate Crime by Richard K. Fenn
Cover of the book Great Assistant Principals and the (Great) Principals Who Mentor Them by Richard K. Fenn
Cover of the book Music in Epic Film by Richard K. Fenn
Cover of the book Innovations in Computerized Assessment by Richard K. Fenn
Cover of the book Cyber Security by Richard K. Fenn
Cover of the book The Political Classroom by Richard K. Fenn
Cover of the book Territory, the State and Urban Politics by Richard K. Fenn
Cover of the book Northrop Frye on Myth by Richard K. Fenn
Cover of the book Create, Compose, Connect! by Richard K. Fenn
Cover of the book The Effective Protagonist in the Nineteenth-Century British Novel by Richard K. Fenn
Cover of the book India under Colonial Rule: 1700-1885 by Richard K. Fenn
Cover of the book Jerusalem Divided by Richard K. Fenn
Cover of the book Auditing Theory by Richard K. Fenn
Cover of the book Emigration from the United Kingdom to North America, 1763 – 1912 by Richard K. Fenn
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy