The new Blackwell companion to the sociology of religion / edited by Bryan S. Turner
- Bib ID:
- 4854721
- Format:
- Book
- Description:
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- Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, c2010
- xvii, 691 p. ; 26 cm.
- ISBN:
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- 9781405188524
- 1405188529
- Series:
- Blackwell companions to sociology.
- Full contents:
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- Introduction: Mapping the sociology of religion / Bryan S. Turner
- Part I: The foundations
- The sociology of religion : the foundations / Andrew McKinnon
- Durkheim and after : religion, culture, and politics / William Ramp
- The functional theory of religion / Victor Lidz
- Recent developments in the anthropology of religion / Simon Coleman
- Part II: From secularization to resacralisation
- Secularization / Steve Bruce
- American exceptionalism? / John Torpey
- Resacralization / Grace Davie
- Part III: New developments
- Rational choice and the sociology of religion / David Lehmann
- The religious habitus : embodiment, religion, and sociological theory / Philip Mellor and Chris Shilling
- Women, religions, and feminisms / Fang-Long Shih
- Part IV: Institutionalization : old and new forms
- New research on megachurches : non-denominationalism and sectarianism / Steven Ellingson
- The sociology of spirituality : reflections on a problematic endeavour / Matthew Wood
- Arguing against darwinism : religion, science, and public morality / Michael Evans and John Evans
- Part V: Sociology of comparative religions
- The sociology of early Christianity : from history to theory, and back again / Joseph Bryant
- Judaism : covenant, pluralism, and piety / Alan Mittleman
- Sociology and anthropology of Islam : a critical debate / Gabriele Marranci
- Approaches to the study of Buddhism / Catherine Newell
- Sociology of Hinduism / Patrap Kumar Penumala
- Religious awakening in China under communist rule : a political economy approach / Fenggang Yang
- Native American religious traditions : a sociological approach / Dennis Kelly
- Part VI: Globalization
- Globalization and the sociology of religion / Lionel Obadia
- Pentecostalism and Charismatic movements in a global perspective / Afe Adogame
- Fundamentalism / Richard T. Antoun
- Religion, media, and and globalization / Jeremy Stolow
- Toward a sociology of religious commodification / Pattana Kitiarsa
- Women and piety movements / Rachel Rinaldo
- Religion and nationalism : a critical re-examination / Geneviáeve Zubrzycki
- Part VII: The future of religion
- The future of religion / Andrew Wernick
- Religion in post-secular society / Bryan S. Turner.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Subject:
- Religion and sociology
- Other authors/contributors:
- Turner, Bryan S. (Bryan Stanley), 1945-
- Also Titled:
- Sociology of religion
- Copyright:
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- Publication date:
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