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'Grace Davie is one of the best analysts of religion in contemporary sociology. This book caps a distinguished record of studies of religion - first of Britain, then of Europe, then globally.
... 104-06 Inner Cities Religious Council 120 Institute on Culture , Religion and World Affairs ( Boston University ) 220 International Social Survey Programme ( ISSP ) 113 International Study of Religion in Central and Eastern Europe ...
The Sociology of Religion is a comprehensive and wide-ranging introduction to theoretical debates in the sociology of religion, placing these theories in the context of specific religious beliefs and practices.
The book provides sociological perspectives on religion while introducing students to relevant research from interdisciplinary scholarship. Sidebar features and photographs of religious figures bring the text to life for readers.
The book was a formative text of the new discipline of sociology and has gone on to become a classic in the social sciences.
He draws on both historical and anthropological perspectives in his examination of religious practices and outlines the work of major sociological theorists including Marx, Durkheim, Malinowski and other Functionalists, Frazer and Weber in ...
They envisaged the future of Christianity in the form of a small sect , a holy fraction within a no longer holy nation . It is in such still semi - Pharisaic circles that we must look for the origin of the sentiments expressed in ...
... Phog Allen, and warns the opposition, “Beware of the Phog.” All colleges have chants and cheers associated with sports teams, but at KU, the legendary “Rock Chalk” chant distinguishes this university from all other schools. Simple and ...
The Sociology of Religion is a comprehensive and wide-ranging introduction to theoretical debates in the sociology of religion, placing these theories in the context of specific religious beliefs and practices.
Exploring the rapid movements within the sociology of religion today, this revised and updated book: • Describes the origins of the sociology of religion • Demystifies secularization as a process and a theory • Relates religion to ...
The Sociology of Religion: Classical and Contemporary Approaches
Exploring the rapid movements within the sociology of religion today, this revised and updated book: • Describes the origins of the sociology of religion • Demystifies secularization as a process and a theory • Relates religion to ...
In "The Sociology of Religion", Max Weber looks at the significant role religion has played in social change throughout history. The book was a formative text of the new discipline...
This approach, using provocative examples and with an eye toward the historical and theoretical, not to mention global experience of religion, will make this book a success in the classroom.