Study Of Religions In Ireland, The: Past, Present And Future

This book provides a comprehensive and field-defining examination of the study of religions in Ireland. By bringing together the foremost experts on religions in an Irish context, it critically traces the development of an important field of study and evaluates the thematic threads that have emerged as significant. It thereby offers an assessment of contemporary religions in Ireland and their relationships to society, culture, economics, politics, and the State. Contributors make connections between topics as diverse as Ireland's Revolutionary Period, the formation of the Irish State, the decline of Catholicism, the rise of migrant religions, and the effects of COVID-19 on religions. This book emphasizes the interdisciplinary nature of the study of religions whilst illustrating the coherent themes that have shaped the development of the field, making it unique.

• • Author: Hazel O'Brien, Brendan McNamara
• • Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• • Publication Date: Dec 28, 2023
• • Number of Pages: 258 pages
• • Language: English
• • Binding: Paperback
• • ISBN-10: 1350291781
• • ISBN-13: 9781350291782