{"product_id":"ritual-and-social-dynamics-in-christian-and-islamic-preaching-paperback","title":"Ritual and Social Dynamics in Christian and Islamic Preaching - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRuth Conrad\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eRoland Hardenberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eHanna Miethner\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristian and Islamic sermons from past and present, and their preachers, are analyzed \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eto reveal the socio-cultural dynamics of religious speeches.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePart I focuses on the explicit contribution of sermons in socio-cultural transformation processes. It shows how sermons connect with holy texts, religious norms of the specific group, and social-cultural contexts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePart II analyzes the dynamic tension between normativity and popularity. Rather than juxtaposing normative stances and the popularity of sermons, it shows how that normativity can itself contribute to popularity and the quest of popularity carries its own normative stances. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePart III explores the ritual embeddedness of religious speech in the sermon in relation to social dynamics, normativity, and popularity, and shows how speech and rituals have a reciprocal relationship.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRuth Conrad\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Practical Theology at Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoland Hardenberg\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Social and Cultural Anthropology at the Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eHanna Miethner\u003c\/b\u003e is a research assistant for the Faculty of Practical Theology at Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMax Stille \u003c\/b\u003eis Executive Director of NETZ Partnership for Development and Justice, Germany.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.47 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 24, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42709794717792,"sku":"9781350408883","price":93.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/9bQ_6O8R-59781350408883.webp?v=1775980353","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/ritual-and-social-dynamics-in-christian-and-islamic-preaching-paperback","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}