This collection analyses relationships between religious and consumption practices and cultures, and their diverse responses to ecological crisis, ranging from indifference to engagement. LYN THOMAS Deputy Director, Institute for the Study of European Transformations, London Metropolitan University, UK, where she previously taught French.She is the author of 'Annie Ernaux: An Introduction to the Writer and her Audience;' 'Fans, Feminisms and 'Quality' Media' and 'Annie Ernaux, à la premièrepersonne'. She recently edited 'The Theory and Politics of Consuming Differently' with Kate Soper and Martin Ryle. She is a member of the Feminist Review Editorial Collective. INDICE: Introduction; 'L.Thomas' - PART I: SUSTAINING LIFE: THEORIES AND REPRESENTATIONS OF RELIGION AND CONSUMERISM - Consumerism as Theodicy: Secularand Religious Meaning Functions in Modern Society; 'T.Jackson' &' M.Pepper - 'Not Exactly a Selling Point: Religion and Reality TV; 'N.Buxton - 'Living in a Material World: Religious Commodification and Resistance; 'A.Mukadam& S. Mawani - 'Sustaining Spiritualities in Consumer Cultures; 'L.Thomas' - PART II: EVERYDAY PRACTICES OF RELIGION AND CONSUMPTION AND THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL DIMENSIONS: PARADISE LOST? - Faith in Ethical Consumption; 'P.Cloke, C.Barnett, N.Clarke' &' A.Malpass - 'Islam in the Globalised World: Consumerism and Environmental Ethics in Iran; 'H.Godazgar' - Consumerism in Slovak Catholic Homes; 'Z.Búriková' - 'What's Not Spent is Lost': Consumption Practices of Pakistani Muslims in Britain; 'K.Harris' - From the Parliament to the Market: Political Consumerism and the Fight for Sabbath; 'G.Ben-Porat' &' O.Shamir' -
- ISBN: 978-0-230-57667-4
- Editorial: Palgrave MacM
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 216
- Fecha Publicación: 14/12/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Desconocido