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5. The Santa Claus Problem: Culture, Belief, Modernity

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Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction 1
1. Cultural Discontents 21
2. Haunted by Mass Culture 41
3. A Brief History of the Cultural Turn 58
4. Globalization, Culture, and Crises of Disciplinarity 76
5. The Santa Claus Problem: Culture, Belief, Modernity 93
6. The Cultural Return 112
Notes 127
Index 155

https://doi.org/10.1525/9780520951822-007

Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction 1
1. Cultural Discontents 21
2. Haunted by Mass Culture 41
3. A Brief History of the Cultural Turn 58
4. Globalization, Culture, and Crises of Disciplinarity 76
5. The Santa Claus Problem: Culture, Belief, Modernity 93
6. The Cultural Return 112
Notes 127
Index 155

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