ISBN:
9781405188524
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1444320785
,
9781444320787
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xvii, 691 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. Palo Alto, Calif ebrary 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Information:
Rezensiert in Mirola, William A. The New Blackwell Companion to the Sociology of Religion 2011
Series Statement:
Blackwell companions to sociology
Parallel Title:
Print version The New Blackwell Companion to the Sociology of Religion
DDC:
306.6
Keywords:
Religion and social status
;
Religion and sociology
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Aufsatzsammlung
Abstract:
Reflecting the very latest developments in the field, the New Companion provides a comprehensive introduction to the sociology of religion with a clear emphasis on comparative and historical approaches.Covers major debates in secularization theory, rational choice theory, feminism and the bodyTakes a multidisciplinary approach, covering history, sociology, anthropology, and religious studiesInternational in its scope, covering American exceptionalism, Native American spirituality, and China, Europe, and Southeast AsiaOffers discussions on the latest developments, including "megachurches", spir
Description / Table of Contents:
the new blackwell companion to The Sociology Of Religion; Contents; Notes on Contributors; Introduction: Mapping the Sociology of Religion; Part I: The Foundations; 1: The Sociology of Religion: The Foundations; 2: Durkheim and After: Religion, Culture, and Politics; 3: The Functional Theory of Religion; 4: Recent Developments in the Anthropology of Religion; Part II: From Secularization to Resacralization; 5: Secularization; 6: American Exceptionalism?; 7: Resacralization; Part III: New Developments; 8: Rational Choice and the Sociology of Religion
Description / Table of Contents:
9: The Religious Habitus: Embodiment, Religion, and Sociological Theory10: Women, Religions, and Feminisms; Part IV: Institutionalization: Old and New Forms; 11: New Research on Megachurches: Non-denominationalism and Sectarianism; 12: The Sociology of Spirituality: Reflections on a Problematic Endeavor; 13: Arguing against Darwinism: Religion, Science, and Public Morality; Part V: Sociology of Comparative Religions; 14: The Sociology of Early Christianity: From History to Theory, and Back Again; 15: Judaism: Covenant, Pluralism, and Piety
Description / Table of Contents:
16: Sociology and Anthropology of Islam: A Critical Debate17: Approaches to the Study of Buddhism; 18: Sociology of Hinduism; 19: Religious Awakening in China under Communist Rule: A Political Economy Approach; 20: Native American Religious Traditions: A Sociological Approach; Part VI: Globalization; 21: Globalization and the Sociology of Religion; 22: Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements in a Global Perspective; 23: Fundamentalism; 24: Religion, Media, and Globalization; 25: Toward a Sociology of Religious Commodification; 26: Women and Piety Movements
Description / Table of Contents:
27: Religion and Nationalism: A Critical Re-examinationPart VII: The Future of Religion; 28: The Future of Religion; 29: Religion in a Post-secular Society; Index
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
DOI:
10.1002/9781444320787
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