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An absorbing and original examination that brilliantly argues that religion is a product of the society from which it springs—featuring illustrations drawn from a variety of primitive, ancient, and contemporary religions.
In this book, Berger that religion is the \"sacred canopy\" which every human society builds over its world to give it meaning, expanding on theories of knowledge that he first explored (with Thomas Luckmann) in The Social Construction of Reality.
Editions of The Sacred Canopy
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780385073059
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An absorbing and original examination that brilliantly argues that religion is a product of the society from which it springs—featuring illustrations drawn from a variety of primitive, ancient, and contemporary religions.
In this book, Berger that religion is the \"sacred canopy\" which every human society builds over its world to give it meaning, expanding on theories of knowledge that he first explored (with Thomas Luckmann) in The Social Construction of Reality.
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What is The Sacred Canopy about?
An absorbing and original examination that brilliantly argues that religion is a product of the society from which it springs—featuring illustrations drawn from a variety of primitive, ancient, and contemporary religions.
In this book, Berger that religion is the \"sacred canopy\" which every human society builds over its world to give it meaning, expanding on theories of knowledge that he first explored (with Thomas Luckmann) in The Social Construction of Reality.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in The Sacred Canopy?
Society and Social Sciences > Society and culture: general > Social groups, communities and identities > Social groups: religious groups and communities
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Who is/are the Author/s of the book The Sacred Canopy?
Peter L. Berger
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The Sacred Canopy is available as paperback(ISBN 9780385073059)
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