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Ranking faiths : religious stratification in America / James D. Davidson and Ralph E. Pyle

Davidson, James D., 1942- ; Pyle, Ralph E., 1953-

Lanham, Md : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, ©2011

Online Ressource (219 pages)

Englisch

Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-209) and index. - Print version record

Erscheint auch als: Davidson, James D : Ranking faiths. - Lanham, Md : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2011 (Druck-Ausgabe)

978-1-4422-0855-1 ; 1-4422-0855-4

1-4422-0853-8 (ISBN der Printausgabe); 1-4422-0855-4 (ISBN der Printausgabe)

OCoLC: 700056084 (aus SWB)     

Elektronische Ressource: Zugang über Aggregator-Datenbank (Lizenzangabe: Lizenzpflichtig)

BL2525

306.60973     Ähnliche Literatur

bisacsh: SOC039000 ; bisacsh: SOC 039000 ; bisacsh: SOC 039000

LOC-SH: Religion and social status -- History -- United States ; Social stratification -- History -- United States ; United States -- Religion -- United States ; Religion and social status -- United States -- History ; Social stratification -- United States -- History ; United States -- Religion ; Electronic books

Social Science ; Electronic books / History ; History ; Religion and social status ; Religion ; Social stratification ; United States ; SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Sociology of Religion

Ranking Faiths: Religious Stratification in America discusses how religion shapes access to power, privilege, and prestige in the U.S., both historically and today. James D. Davidson and Ralph E. Pyle dispel the idea that the U.S. was founded on theprinciple of religious equality for all, documenting how religion has been a factor in the allocation of power from the colonial period through the present. From the time of the earliest settlements in America through today, the book demonstrates that some religious groups have had more access to economic, political, and social rewards than others