Over the last three decades, fruitful new lines of research and theorizing have revealed the
inadequacy of secularization and rational choice explanations of religion. This article argues …

Look around you as you walk down the street; somewhere, usually hidden in plain sight,
there will be traces of religion. Perhaps it is the person who walks past with a Christian tattoo …

This chapter deals with the dominant ways in which Muslims and Islam are depicted and
represented in a Western imaginary. It offers a literature review that situates the empirical …

When approaching religion from a cross-cultural psychological perspective, one faces
questions regarding the universals and the specifics of religions across cultural contexts. On …

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In the face of continuing debate about the adequacy and definition of the concept of
'religion', this paper argues that it is necessary for the social sciences to become more self …

Over the last three decades, lived religion has emerged as a distinct field of study, with an
identifiable “canon” of originating sources. With this body of work reaching maturity, a critical …

New Age and holistic beliefs and practices-sometimes called the" new spirituality"-are
widely distributed across modern global society. The fluid and popular nature of new age …

Meditation retreats now constitute a notable sub-section of the tourism industry, with
examples found around the world. Despite this, meditation retreat tourism remains largely …