From Deprived to Revived: Religious Revivals as Adaptive Systems
What is the exact nature of the link between religion and social cohesion? This book describes how fluctuations in socioeconomic environment can create a process where ritual behavior works to alleviate uncertainties in social commitment. A case study of Finland’s 19th-century Christian revivals ill...
| Summary: | What is the exact nature of the link between religion and social cohesion? This book describes how fluctuations in socioeconomic environment can create a process where ritual behavior works to alleviate uncertainties in social commitment. A case study of Finland’s 19th-century Christian revivals illustrates this process. This volume is particularly relevant to those interested in the role of religion in human evolution and in organizing society. Main description: What is the exact nature of the link between religion and social cohesion? This book describes how fluctuations in socioeconomic environment can create a process where ritual behavior works to alleviate uncertainties in social commitment. A case study of Finland’s 19th-century Christian revivals illustrates this process. This volume is particularly relevant to those interested in the role of religion in human evolution and in organizing society. |
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| Physical Description: | XI, 197 S. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-61451-454-1 |
| Access: | Restricted Access |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1515/9781614513773 |
