UID:
almahu_9948206867302882
Format:
1 online resource :
,
illustrations (black and white).
ISBN:
9780190053949 (ebook) :
Series Statement:
Oxford scholarship online
Content:
Humans are homo duplex, seeking to be individuals but knowing this is only possible in communities. Thus, humans struggle to integrate these two sides of their nature. Megachurches have been enormously successful at resolving this struggle. How do they do it, and what is it about their structure and rituals that makes so many feel as if they are high on God? The affective energies and emotional valences that characterize religious ecstasy are the primary focus of our study of megachurches. Empirically, humans want and desire forms of what Randall Collins calls 'emotional energy.' Drawing on extensive qualitative and quantitative data on 12 nationally representative megachurches, we identify six desires that megachurches evoke and meet: acceptance, awe and spiritual stimulation, reliable leadership, deliverance, purpose, and solidarity in a community of like-minded others.
Additional Edition:
Print version : ISBN 9780199827718
Language:
English
URL:
Oxford scholarship online
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