Sociological Noir

Name: Sociological Noir
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Irruptions and the Darkness of Modernity

By Kieran Flanagan

Series: Morality, Society and Culture

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Sociological Noir challenges the secular narrative of religion's expulsion in modernity by investigating 'irruptions'—elements such as ruins, collective memories, and Gothic or Satanic cultural manifestations—that destabilise modern understanding and reveal its theological foundations. By exploring literature, history, and theology, this groundbreaking study reimagines the sociological imagination, offering fresh insights into the interplay between sociology, religion, and culture.
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This work will appeal primarily to sociologists, social theorists, and scholars interested in religion, theology, and postsecular cultural debates seeking a profound and provocative treatment of modernity's complexities.

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Contrary to secular claims regarding the expulsion of religion, modernity does in fact produce unprecedented forms whose understanding re-casts the relationships between sociology and theology.

This book explores ‘irruptions’ which disturb modernity from without: fragments or deposits of history that have spectral – or ‘noir’ – properties, whether ruins, collective memories, or the dark Gothic or the Satanic as manifested in culture. The study investigates what irrupts from these depths to unsettle our understanding of modernity so as to reveal its theological roots.

A ground-breaking and extensive work, Sociological Noir explores literature, history and theology to re-cast the sociological imagination in ways that inspire reflection on new configurations in modernity. As such, it will have widespread appeal to sociologists and social theorists with interests in religion, theology and debates on postsecularism and culture.

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Sociological Noir is praised for expanding the dialogue between sociology and theology by examining the obscured, darker aspects of modern culture. James Sweeney describes it as staking out 'post-secular' territory, challenging assumptions about secularisation and religion's role today. Chris Shilling calls Kieran Flanagan one of the most provocative and original thinkers in this interdisciplinary field, noting the book's power to reconsider the hidden forces within modernity and sociological tradition.

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ISBN: 9781138206915

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 06 October 2016

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Audience: Tertiary education

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Width: 156.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 830g

Pages: 362

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About the Author

Kieran Flanagan is Senior Research Fellow in the School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies at the University of Bristol, UK. He is the author of Sociology in Theology: Reflexivity and Belief (2007); Seen and Unseen: Visual Culture, Sociology and Theology (2004); The Enchantment of Sociology: A Study of Theology and Culture (1996); and Sociology and Liturgy: Re-presentations of the Holy (1991), and co-editor with Peter C. Jupp of A Sociology of Spirituality (2007); Virtue Ethics and Sociology: Issues of Modernity and Religion (2001); and Postmodernity, Sociology and Religion (1996).

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