Religion, consumerism and sustainability : paradise lost?

ed. by Lyn Thomas

"This collection analyses relationships between religious and consumption practices and cultures, and their diverse responses to ecological crisis, ranging from indifference to engagement. The book includes contributions on Japan, Israel, Iran, Slovakia and Britain"--

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Year of publication:	2011
Other Persons:	Thomas, Lyn (contributor)
Publisher:	Basingstoke, Hampshire [u.a.] : Palgrave Macmillan
Subject:	Wirtschaftsphilosophie \| Philosophy of economics \| Religion \| Konsumtheorie \| Consumption theory \| Materialismus \| Materialism \| Nachhaltigkeit \| Sustainability \| Wirtschaftsethik \| Economic ethics \| Konsumgesellschaft \| Ökologie
Description of contents:	Table of Contents [gbv.de]

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Extent:	XIII, 200 S Ill
Series:	Consumption and public life
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Aufsatzsammlung ; Sammelwerk ; Collection of articles of several authors
Language:	English
Notes:	Enth. 9 Beitr. Machine generated contents note: Introduction--L. Thomas -- Part I: Critical perspectives on Religion, Consumerism and Sustainability -- Consumerism as Theodicy: an exploration of secular and religious meaning functions in modern society;&nbsp--T. Jackson &amp--M. Pepper -- Not Exactly a Selling Point: Religion and Reality TV;&nbsp--N. Buxton -- Living in a Material World: Religious Commodification and Resistance--A. Mukadam & S. Mawani -- Life in one Dimension;&nbsp--Right Reverend G. Cray -- Sustaining Spiritualities in Consumer Cultures;&nbsp--L. Thomas -- Part II: Global dimensions, everyday practices -- Faith in Ethical Consumption;&nbsp--P. Cloke, C. Barnett, N. Clarke &A. Malpass -- Islam in the globalized world: consumerism and environmental ethics in Iran--H. Godazgar -- Consumerism in Slovak Catholic homes--Z. Burikova -- Everyday religious practices and material culture in contemporary Japan--I. Daniels -- Whats Not Spent is Lost: Consumption Practices of Pakistani Muslims in Britain;&nbsp--K. Harris -- From the Parliament to the Market: Political Consumerism and the fight for Sabbath--G. Ben-Porat & O. Shamir -- Endnote--L. Thomas. 1102
ISBN:	0-230-57667-2 ; 978-0-230-57667-4
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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