The Sacred Canopy: Elements Of A Sociological Theory Of Religion
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Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
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At the intersection of sociology and theology stands one of the twentieth century's most consequential works of religious thought: Peter L. Berger's The Sacred Canopy argues that religion is a human-constructed enterprise, a vast symbolic universe that societies erect to give meaning, order, and legitimacy to an otherwise chaotic world. Drawing on the tradition of the sociology of knowledge, Berger presents a rigorous and intellectually daring framework that traces how humanity projects its own meanings onto the cosmos, and how those projections return as objective, sacred realities that shape and govern social life. Berger's prose is at once scholarly and accessible, weaving together insights from Émile Durkheim, Max Weber, and Alfred Schutz into a coherent and provocative theory of plausibility structures — the social conditions that make religious belief possible. The Sacred Canopy stands as a landmark of modern sociology, raising urgent questions about the fate of religion in a secularising world and the enduring human need to construct a shelter of meaning against the terror of existence. Whether one reads it as sociology, philosophy, or cultural critique, it leaves the reader permanently altered in how they perceive the relationship between belief and society.
Author: Peter L. Berger
Format: Paperback
Genre: Religion
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
At the intersection of sociology and theology stands one of the twentieth century's most consequential works of religious thought: Peter L. Berger's The Sacred Canopy argues that religion is a human-constructed enterprise, a vast symbolic universe that societies erect to give meaning, order, and legitimacy to an otherwise chaotic world. Drawing on the tradition of the sociology of knowledge, Berger presents a rigorous and intellectually daring framework that traces how humanity projects its own meanings onto the cosmos, and how those projections return as objective, sacred realities that shape and govern social life. Berger's prose is at once scholarly and accessible, weaving together insights from Émile Durkheim, Max Weber, and Alfred Schutz into a coherent and provocative theory of plausibility structures — the social conditions that make religious belief possible. The Sacred Canopy stands as a landmark of modern sociology, raising urgent questions about the fate of religion in a secularising world and the enduring human need to construct a shelter of meaning against the terror of existence. Whether one reads it as sociology, philosophy, or cultural critique, it leaves the reader permanently altered in how they perceive the relationship between belief and society.