Scottish Life And Society: Religion

Throughout the centuries, the influence of religion on Scottish life and society has been profound. Appreciating how it has shaped the past, and continues to inform the present, is crucial to understanding the development of Scotland. This volume surveys the nation’s complex religious landscape from an ethnological perspective. Bringing together 28 contributors and ranging from the arrival of Christianity to religious diversity in the twenty-first century, it provides an authoritative commentary on the role that religion has played over the centuries in all aspects of Scottish life and society.