Product Description: Im gleichen Maß, in dem sich in den Massenmedien die populistischen Diskussionen über Wandel oder Verfall der Moral in der Moderne mehren, häufen sich in der Philosophie und Wissenschaft - angeheizt noch einmal durch die Debatte um den Kommunitarismus - die theoretischen Spekulationen...read more

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Product Description: This innovative book, newly available in paper, examines the global significance of religion, and the different and complex ways in which the role of religion has changed - and is changing - in different societies. Has a process of separating religion from politics been reversed by recent developments? To what extent do the central values and concepts of traditional religion remain embedded in a society in which substantial numbers no longer formally follow the faith? How has the balance of religious influence between mainline denominations and `cults′ changed, and what is the significance of such change...read more

The Structures of the Life-World is the final focus of twenty-seven years of Alfred Schutz's labor, encompassing the fruits of his work between 1932 and his death in 1959. This book represents Schutz's seminal attempt to achieve a comprehensive grasp of the nature of social reality. Here he integrates his theory of relevance with his analysis of social structures. Thomas Luckmann, a former student of Schutz's, completed the manuscript for publication after Schutz's untimely death.

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