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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453956503321

Autore

Blasi Anthony J.

Titolo

Sociology of religion in America : a history of a secular fascination with religion / / by Anthony J. Blasi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden, The Netherlands ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : Koninklijke Brill, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

90-04-27103-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (275 p.)

Collana

Numen Book Series, , 0169-8834 ; ; Volume 145

Disciplina

306.6072/073

Soggetti

Religion and sociology - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material / Anthony J. Blasi -- Author’s Introduction / Anthony J. Blasi -- 1 Doctoral Dissertations in the Sociology of Religion, 1895–1959 / Anthony J. Blasi -- 2 Articles in the Sociology of Religion, 1964–1984 / Anthony J. Blasi -- 3 Community Studies and the Sociology of Religion / Anthony J. Blasi -- 4 Research Organizations / Anthony J. Blasi -- 5 Professional Associations / Anthony J. Blasi -- 6 Observations / Anthony J. Blasi -- Appendix I / Anthony J. Blasi -- Appendix II / Anthony J. Blasi -- References / Anthony J. Blasi -- Name Index / Anthony J. Blasi -- Subject Index / Anthony J. Blasi.

Sommario/riassunto

Sociology of Religion in America tells the story of the controversies involved in the development of a scientific specialty that often makes news in America. The evidence it presents runs contrary to the many myths about the field. Sometimes viewed by scholars as a backwater, actual evidence from the 1890's to the 1980's shows that sociology of religion had a steady presence in sociology all along. Seen as a force alien to religion by some, it was actually in a mutually supportive relationship with religious organizations. Examining dissertations dating from 1895 to 1959 and scientific articles from the 1960's to the 1980's, Anthony J. Blasi discovers who the major sociologists of religion were and what they did. He traces the field’s previously unknown tradition in community studies, the exigencies of the research



institutes, and dramatic changes in the professional associations.