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: Mellor and Shilling contrast "banal" modern bodies (focused on secular, rational control) with "grotesque" or "effervescent" bodies that seek solidarity through collective, emotional, and religious rituals. Re-forming the Body: Religion, Community and Mo...

The authors explore how different forms of community are tied to how we experience our own bodies and "the sacred". Major themes include: You can find more detailed abstracts or purchase

: It argues that human communities are formed not just through shared ideas, but through shared physical and sensory experiences of the sacred. Re-forming the Body: Religion, Community and Mo...