Religion as a chain of memory /
Danièle Hervieu-Léger ; translated by Simon Lee.
- x, 204 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 192-201) and index.
Introduction -- Doubt about the subject matter: -- Sociology in opposition to religion? Preliminary considerations -- The fragmentation of religion in modern societies -- The elusive sacred -- As our fathers believed: -- Religion as a way of believing -- Questions about tradition -- From religions to the religious -- A break in the chain: -- Religion deprived of memory -- The chain reinvented -- Conclusion: Post-traditional society and the future of religious institutions. Part I. 1. 2. 3. Part II. 4. 5. 6. Part III. 7. 8.