ISBN:
0754656586
,
0754656535
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (241 p)
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26 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Information:
Rezensiert in Zuckerman, Phil An Introduction to the Sociology of Religion, by Inger Furseth and Pal Repstad. Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2006, 241 pp.; 29.95 USD (paper), 99.95 USD (cloth) 2008
Parallel Title:
Print version An Introduction to the Sociology of Religion : Classical and Contemporary Perspectives
DDC:
306.6
Keywords:
Religion and sociology
;
Religion and sociology
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
An Introduction to the Sociology of Religion provides an overview of sociological theories of contemporary religious life. Some chapters are organized according to topic. Others offer brief presentations of classical and contemporary sociologists from Karl Marx to Zygmunt Bauman and their perspectives on social life, including religion. Throughout the book, illustrations and examples are taken from several religious traditions
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Contents; List of tables; Foreword; 1 Sociological perspectives on religion; 2 Religion as a phenomenon - definitions and dimensions; 3 Classical sociologists and their theories of religion; 4 Religion in contemporary sociology and cultural analysis; 5 The great narratives: Modernity, postmodernity, globalization, and secularization; 6 Religion in the public sphere; 7 Individual religiosity; 8 Religious organizations and movements; 9 Religion, social unity, and conflict; 10 Race, ethnicity, and religion; 11 Religion and gender; 12 Sociology, theology, and religious faith; Bibliography
Description / Table of Contents:
Index
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]-234) and index
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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