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The Sacred Canopy - by Peter L Berger (Paperback)

Name: The Sacred Canopy - by Peter L Berger (Paperback)
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SKU: 1004452744
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An absorbing and original examination that brilliantly argues that religion is a product of the society from which it springs--featuring illustrations drawn from a variety of primitive, ancient, and contemporary religions.In this book, Berger that religion is the "sacred canopy" which every human society builds over its world to give it meaning, expanding on theories of knowledge that he first explored (with Thomas Luckmann) in The Social Construction of Reality.
About the Author: PETER L. BERGER is University Professor and Director of the Institute for the Study of Economic Culture at Boston University.
240 Pages
Social Science, Sociology

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Book Synopsis

An absorbing and original examination that brilliantly argues that religion is a product of the society from which it springs--featuring illustrations drawn from a variety of primitive, ancient, and contemporary religions.

In this book, Berger that religion is the "sacred canopy" which every human society builds over its world to give it meaning, expanding on theories of knowledge that he first explored (with Thomas Luckmann) in The Social Construction of Reality.

About the Author

PETER L. BERGER is University Professor and Director of the Institute for the Study of Economic Culture at Boston University. He is the author of, among other books, Invitation to Sociology, The Social Construction of Reality, and The Capitalist Revolution.

Dimensions (Overall): 8.0 Inches (H) x 5.1 Inches (W) x .6 Inches (D)

Weight: .45 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 240

Genre: Social Science

Sub-Genre: Sociology

Publisher: Anchor Books

Theme: General

Format: Paperback

Author: Peter L Berger

Language: English

Street Date: September 1, 1990

TCIN: 1004452744

UPC: 9780385073059

Item Number (DPCI): 247-08-6070

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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Estimated ship weight: 0.45 pounds

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