Modernism and Postmodernism

Tremlett, Paul-François (2021). Modernism and Postmodernism. In: Segal, Robert A. and Roubekas, Nickolas P. eds. The Wiley Blackwell Companion to the Study of Religion, 2nd Ed. Wiley Blackwell Companions to Religion. Chichester: Wiley Blackwell, pp. 325–334.

Abstract

This chapter outlines some of the principal debates associated with modernism and postmodernism, particularly in relation to conceptions of society, religion, and social change and the emergence of the social sciences. The chapter focuses on key thinkers. It also discusses feminist and post-colonial critiques of modernism.

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• 77301
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• Book Section
• ISBN
• 0-470-65656-5, 978-0-470-65656-3
• Keywords
• Modernism; postmodernism; religion
• Academic Unit or School
• Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) > Social Sciences and Global Studies > Religious Studies
  Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) > Social Sciences and Global Studies
  Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS)
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• Paul-François Tremlett