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

• Pubblicazione: Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010; Chichester [England] ; ; Malden, Mass. : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xvii, 691 pages)
• Disciplina: 306.6
• Soggetto topico: Religion and sociology
• Persona (resp. second.): TurnerBryan S.
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: The new Blackwell companion to the sociology of religion
• ISBN: 1-78268-544-8; 1-282-55016-0; 9786612550164; 1-4051-9748-X; 1-4443-2078-5; 1-4443-2079-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910677642103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Blackwell companions to sociology.