Sacred Marriages : a Discourse Analysis
This book represents a new direction in the study of religion and marriage by using a postmodern theoretical framework focusing on gendered discourse and culture, to examine the meaning of sacred marriage within social contexts. Drawing upon data from in-depth interviews of couples in long-term, sac...
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Milton :
Routledge,
2018
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| Series: | Routledge Studies in the Sociology of Religion Ser
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Introducing discourse and religious culture; 2 Love; 3 Sex and childbearing; 4 Blending religious and secular; 5 Rituals; 6 Religious dissonance; 7 Belonging; 8 Reproducing sacred marriages; 9 Conclusion; Appendix: methodology; References; Index