Realigning the Sacred and Secular among a Marginalised Population of Caravan Park Residents

This article addresses calls for qualitative research into the realignment of the sacred and secular among contemporary Western individuals, as well as considering the signi?cance of the economic and social marginality of caravan-park living on this. The 50 Victorian residents interviewed did not ex...

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Main Author: Newton, Janice (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Equinox Publ. 2012
In: Journal for the academic study of religion
Year: 2012, Volume: 25, Issue: 1, Pages: 3-26
Further subjects:B Spirituality
B Sacralisation
B Religion
B Secularisation
B caravan parks
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