Ethnographies of doubt : faith and uncertainty in contemporary societies / edited by Mathijs Pelkmans.

Other author Pelkmans, Mathijs, 1973- editor.
Format Book
PublicationLondon ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2013.
Descriptionxii, 276 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Subjects

Portion of title Faith and uncertainty in contemporary societies
SeriesLibrary of modern religion ; 32
Library of modern religion ; 32. ^A1107673
Summary This title shows that a focus on uncertainty and doubt is indispensible for grasping the role of ideas in social action. Drawing on a wide-range of cases, it analyses the ways in which doubt is overcome and, conversely, how belief-systems collapse.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2013474222
ISBN9781848858107 (hbk.)
ISBN1848858108 (hbk.)