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Religion in the Context of Globalization : Essays on Concept, Form, and Political Implication.
Peter Beyer has been a central figure in the debate about religion and globalization for many years, this volume is a collection of essays on the relation between religion and globalization with special emphasis on the concept of religion, its modern forms and on the relation of religion to the stat...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
Taylor and Francis,
2013.
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| Colección: | Routledge studies in religion and politics.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table ofContents; Acknowledgements; 1. Religion in the context of globalization: a developing theoretical perspective; The modern religious system: from Westphalian to post-Westphalian construction; The development and globalization of the Westphalian model of religion and state; Intimations of a post-Westphalian circumstance; Overview of the chapters; Part I; 2. Purity as hybridization: religio-cultural syncretisms in the context of globalization; Self-evidence and contingency in global society.
- Identities: religions and cultures as global puritiesReligions and cultures as loci of power; Religions and cultures as history; Four religious illustrations: from East Asia to Africa; Hybridized "purity" in the reconstruction of modern Islam; Syncretization as particularization in African Christianity; The invention of Hinduism: from self-evidence to syncretization; Elusive purity in East Asian Buddhism: the persistence of hybridity; Conclusions; 3. Globalization and glocalization: from secularization topluralization as leitmotif in the sociology of religion.
- Globalization and pluralization of religionAxes of variation in glocal religion; The sociological understanding of religion: from modern to global context; The sociological understanding of religion in the globalization era; Theorizing pluralized religion in a global society; Conclusions: future directions for the sociological observation of religion in global context; 4. Conceptions of religion: on distinguishing scientific, theological, and "official" meanings; Crouching tigers in the study of religion; Hidden dragons in critiques of religion.
- Global societal systems and three systemic perspectives on religionConclusions; Part II; 5. What counts as religion in global society? From practiceto theory; I The "original" religions; II The "new-old" religions; III Expanding the list of religions; IV A global model for a religion?; V Forms and roles of religions; VI Conclusion; 6. Social forms of religion and religions in contemporaryglobal society; Conceiving and defining religion and religions:a slightly different approach; Differentiated religion in global society.
- Religions, contested boundaries, and matters religious outside religionsSocial forms of religion and religions in global society; 1 Organized religion; 2 Politicized religion; 3 Social movement religion; 4 Communitarian/individualistic religion; Challenges of religions in global society; 7. The city and beyond as dialogue: negotiating religiousauthenticity in global society; 8. Can the tail wag the dog? Diaspora reconstructionsof religions in a globalized society; Prologue; Difference and identity, hybridity and purity in global society.