Traditional Religion and Culture in a New Era

"Where will postmodern culture lead us in the twenty-first century? Will it destroy traditional cultures together with the old, established religions that were its foundation? These questions and the new concerns they evoke are explored in this important collection of original essays. Contributors challenge entrenched assumptions about what many social scientists consider irreversible cultural trends.

These include cultural differentiation, emphasis on individual identity, movement toward religion as a private act rather than a community commitment, and above all emphasis on the relativity of all knowledge and values."--BOOK JACKET.