Overview
- Updates the theory of Jameson from late capitalism to digital capitalism, and of Ritzer from the McDonalidisation of society to the i-zation of society
- Explores current theories on the standardisation and branding of religion
- Introduces new concepts such as the Pygmalion process
- Critiques the post-secular project and its inclusion in neoliberalism
- Analyses the place of religion in neoliberalism and proposal for a compassionate tax
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Part II
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Part III
Keywords
- Jameson’s late capitalism to digital capitalism
- Ritzer’s McDonaldisation of society to the i-zation of society
- Hyper-Real Religion and the Pygmalion Process
- Religion and Neoliberalism
- The colonization of Habermas’ post-secularism
- Charity and the compassionate tax
- The i-zation of religion
- Standardisation and branding of religion
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Book Title: The i-zation of Society, Religion, and Neoliberal Post-Secularism
Authors: Adam Possamai
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-5942-1
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-10-5941-4Published: 16 November 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-5530-1Published: 23 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-5942-1Published: 30 October 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 244
Number of Illustrations: 2 illustrations in colour
Topics: Sociology of Religion, Politics and Religion, Religion and Society, Social Theory