The Sacred Canopy

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Publication Year:
2011

ISBN-13: 9781453215371

<DIV><b>Influential scholar Peter L. Berger explores the sociological underpinnings of religion and the rise of a modern secular society</b></div><DIV>&#160;</div><DIV>Acclaimed scholar and sociologist Peter L. Berger carefully lays out an understanding of religion as a historical, societal mechanism in this classic work of social theory. Berger examines the roots of religious belief and its gradual dissolution in modern times, applying a general theoretical perspective to specific examples from religions throughout the ages.</div><DIV>&#160;</div><DIV>Building upon the author&rsquo;s previous work, <i>The Social Construction of Reality</i>, with Thomas Luckmann, this book makes Berger&rsquo;s case that human societies build a &ldquo;sacred canopy&rdquo; to protect, stabilize, and give meaning to their worldview.</div><BR>