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Sacred Stories, Spiritual Tribes Finding Religion in Everyday Life

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ISBN-10: 0199917361

ISBN-13: 9780199917365

Edition: 2013

Authors: Nancy Tatom Ammerman

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Nancy Tatom Ammerman examines the stories Americans tell of their everyday lives, from dinner table to office and shopping mall to doctor's office, about the things that matter most to them and the routines they take for granted, and the times and places where the everyday and ordinary meet the spiritual.In addition to interviews and observation, Ammerman bases her findings on a photo elicitation exercise and oral diaries, offering a window into the presence and absence of religion and spirituality in ordinary lives and in ordinary physical and social spaces. The stories come from a diverse array of ninety-five Americans -- both conservative and liberal Protestants, African American…    
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Book details

List price: $48.99
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/12/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 400
Size: 9.20" wide x 6.10" long x 1.10" tall
Weight: 1.474
Language: English

List of Figures
List of Tables
Preface and Acknowledgments
In Search of Religion in Everyday Life
"Spirituality" and "Religion": What Are We Talking About?
Spiritual Practices in Everyday Life
Religious Communities and Spiritual Conversations
Everyday Life at Home
Nine to Five: Spiritual Presence at Work
Everyday Public Life: Circles of Spiritual Presence and Absence
Bodies and Spirits: Health, Illness, and Mortality
Spiritual Tribes: Toward a Sociology of Religion in Everyday Life
Participants and Their Religious Communities
Coding and Analyzing Stories
Research Protocols
Notes
Bibliography
Index of Participants (By Pseudonym)
General Index