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Record Nr.

UNINA9910677642103321

Titolo

The new Blackwell companion to the sociology of religion / / edited by Bryan S. Turner

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010

Chichester [England] ; ; Malden, Mass. : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2010

ISBN

1-78268-544-8

1-282-55016-0

9786612550164

1-4051-9748-X

1-4443-2078-5

1-4443-2079-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvii, 691 pages)

Collana

Blackwell companions to sociology

Disciplina

306.6

Soggetti

Religion and sociology

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 index.

Nota di contenuto

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

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



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

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

Sommario/riassunto

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, inc