Sacred Matters makes the powerful case that we must take the broad view of religious life in America today. Laderman argues that genuinely religious practices and experiences can be found in the unlik
Sacred Matters makes the powerful case that we must take the broad view of religious life in America today. Laderman argues that genuinely religious practices and experiences can be found in the unlik
Though it has often been passionately criticized--as fraudulent, exploitative, even pagan--the American funeral home has become nearly as inevitable as death itself, an institution firmly embedded in
This fascinating book explores the changing attitudes toward death and the dead in northern Protestant communities during the nineteenth-century. Gary Laderman offers insights into the construction of
This four-volume work provides a detailed, multicultural survey of established as well as "neW" American religions and investigates the fascinating interactions between religion and ethnicity, gender,
The intersection of science and religion through the ages, in various cultures, and in the present are the topics of the essays of this 2-volume reference. Written by academics and other specialists w
