Practical Spirituality and Human Development Transformations in Religions and Societies /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Giri, Ananta Kumar (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Religion and sociology.; Ethnology.; Sociology.; Religion and Society.; Cultural Anthropology.; Sociology, general.; Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary.

In a world where the rise of the religious in politics and the public sphere is often accompanied by violence and religious fundamentalism, this book considers the increasing relevance of movements of practical spirituality from multiple traditions and domains of life which strive to transform viole...