Ethnographies of doubt : faith and uncertainty in contemporary societies / edited by Mathijs Pelkmans.
| Other author | Pelkmans, Mathijs, 1973- editor. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2013. |
| Description | xii, 276 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Faith and uncertainty in contemporary societies |
| Series | Library 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 note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2013474222 |
| ISBN | 9781848858107 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 1848858108 (hbk.) |