The practices of happiness : political economy, religion and wellbeing /
There is growing evidence that rising levels of prosperity in Western economies since 1945 have not been matched by greater incidences of reported well-being and happiness. Indeed, material affluence is often accompanied instead by greater social and individual distress. A growing literature within...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York :
Routledge,
2011.
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| Series: | Routledge frontiers of political economy ;
132. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | There is growing evidence that rising levels of prosperity in Western economies since 1945 have not been matched by greater incidences of reported well-being and happiness. Indeed, material affluence is often accompanied instead by greater social and individual distress. A growing literature within the humanities and social sciences is increasingly concerned to chart not only the underlying trends in recorded levels of happiness, but to consider what factors, if any, contribute to positive and sustainable experiences of well-being and quality of life. Increasingly, such research is focusing on the importance of values and beliefs in human satisfaction or quality of life; but the specific contribution of religion to these trends is relatively under-examined. This unique collection of essays seeks to rectify that omission, by identifying the nature and role of the religious contribution to wellbeing. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xviii, 276 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781136937545 1136937544 9780203846902 0203846907 9781136937552 1136937552 9781136937507 1136937501 |