Sacred Matters: Celebrity Worship, Sexual Ecstasies, the

Sacred Matters: Celebrity Worship, Sexual Ecstasies, the Living Dead, and Other Signs of Religious Life in the United States

Sacred Matters makes the powerful case that we must take the broad view of religious life in America today. Laderman argues that genuinely religious practices and experiences can be found in the unlikeliest of placesÂ—in science laboratories, in movie theaters and concert halls, at the Super Bowl, in Americansâ€™ obsession with prescription drugs and in their pursuit of pornography. Laderman depicts an American cultural landscape blooming with sacred icons, popular devotions, and deep-rooted mythologies. Sacred Matters makes a powerful and illuminating case that religion is everywhereÂ—and that we have barely begun to reckon with its hold on our cultural life.
Country USA
Brand New Press
Manufacturer The New Press
Binding Paperback
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781595584847
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Sacred Matters: Celebrity Worship, Sexual Ecstasies, the Living Dead, and Other Signs of Religious Life in the United States