Religion, Consumerism and Sustainability : Paradise Lost? (Hardcover)

Introduction; L.Thomas PART I: SUSTAINING LIFE: THEORIES AND REPRESENTATIONS OF RELIGION AND CONSUMERISM Consumerism as Theodicy: Secular and Religious Meaning Functions in Modern Society; T.Jackson & M.Pepper Not Exactly a Selling Point: Religion and Reality TV; N.Buxton Living in a Material World: Religious Commodification and Resistance; A.Mukadam& S. Mawani Sustaining Spiritualities in Consumer Cultures; L.Thomas PART II: EVERYDAY PRACTICES OF RELIGION AND CONSUMPTION AND THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL DIMENSIONS: PARADISE LOST? Faith in Ethical Consumption; P.Cloke, C.Barnett, N.Clarke& A.Malpass Islam in the Globalised World: Consumerism and Environmental Ethics in Iran; H.Godazgar Consumerism in Slovak Catholic Homes; Z.Burikova 'What's Not Spent is Lost': Consumption Practices of Pakistani Muslims in Britain; K.Harris From the Parliament to the Market: Political Consumerism and the Fight for Sabbath; G.Ben-Porat & O.Shamir