Escaping the frozen lake : individual and social idealism manifest as forms of religion and religiosity /

The role, basis for, and function of idealism in religion and religiosity are examined as both an individual and social phenomenon. Religion is divided into two manifestations of idealism that are described as conventional religion and unconventional religion. William James' frozen lake, used a...

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Main Author:	Stanford, Frank S., 1966-
Other Authors:	Mestrovic, Stjepan G. (Thesis advisor)
Format:	Thesis eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[College Station, Tex.] : [Texas A & M University], [2004]
Subjects:	Major sociology. Durkheim Bellah James idealism religiosity
Online Access:	Link to OAK Trust copy