Affect and Emotion in Multi-Religious Secular Societies

As in other contested fields, emotions are often one-sidedly discussed as quintessentially subjective and individual phenomena, neglecting their social and cultural constitution. This volume addresses these shortcomings, bringing into conversation a variety of disciplinary perspectives on religious and secular affect and emotion.

Author: Christian Von Scheve
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 09/19/2019
Pages: 262
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.20w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780815354345

Review Citation(s):
Choice 03/01/2021

About the Author

Christian von Scheve is professor of sociology at Freie Universität Berlin.

Anna Lea Berg is a graduate student in the Department of Sociology at the University of Chicago.

Meike Haken is research associate of the Collaborative Research Center Affective Societies working in a project on "Audience Emotions in Sports and Religion" at Technische Universität Berlin.

Nur Yasemin Ural is a post-doctoral researcher at the Freie Universität Berlin.