Being Godless; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1 Ambivalent Atheist Identities; Chapter 2 Godless People and Dead Bodies; Chapter 3 Atheist Political Cultures in Independent Angola; Chapter 4 Forget Dawkins; Chapter 5 Antagonistic Insights; Chapter 6 Confessional Anthropology; Afterword; Index
Summary
Drawing on ethnographic inquiry and the anthropological literature on doubt and atheism, this volume explores people's reluctance to pursue religion. The contributors capture the experiences of godless people and examine their perspectives on the role of religion in their personal and public lives. In doing so, the volume contributes to a critical understanding of the processes of disengagement from religion and reveals the challenges and paradoxes that godless people face
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 08, 2021)
