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After The Wizard, What?, Charles Lemert, Audrey Sprenger
After The Wizard, What?, Charles Lemert, Audrey Sprenger
Charles C Lemert
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The Might Have Been And Could Be Of Religion In Social Theory, Charles C. Lemert
The Might Have Been And Could Be Of Religion In Social Theory, Charles C. Lemert
Charles C Lemert
Religion may well be the most inscrutable surd of social theory, which began late in the 19th century dismissing the subject. Not even the renewal of interest in religion in the 1960s did much to make religion a respectable topic in social theory. It is possible that social theory’s troubles are, in part, due to its refusal to think about religion. Close examination of social theories of Greek religion suggest, for principal example, that religion is perfectly able to thrive alongside the profane provided both are founded on principles of finitude, which in turn may be said to be the …