1st Edition
Contemporary Spiritualities Enchanted Worlds of Nature, Wellbeing and Mystery in Italy
Introduction
PART I
1 Frenemies, Spirituality and Religion Enchanted World of Nature
2 Contemporary Spiritualities: A Genealogy
PART II Italy. Spirituality in the field
3 Contemporary Spirituality in Italy
4 Enchanted World of Nature
5 Enchanted World of Wellbeing
6 Enchanted World of Mystery
7 Key Insights and Future Challenges
Biography
Stefania Palmisano is Associate Professor in the Sociology of Organization and of the Sociology of Religious Organizations at the Università degli Studi di Torino, Italy.
Nicola Pannofino is Lecturer in Sociology of Knowledge and Sociology of Language at the Università degli Studi di Torino, Italy.
Contemporary Spiritualities is a needed exploration of how today’s seekers are doing something both old and new, something different from religion, but drawing on it. Whether focused on nature, wellbeing, or mystery, the religious culture they have inherited provides the backdrop for new experiments. With fascinating examples from their deep knowledge of Italy, these authors open new ways to understand today’s spiritual moment.
Nancy T. Ammerman,Professor Emerita, Boston University and author of Sacred Stories, Spiritual Tribes: Finding Religion in Everyday Life.
