Alternative sociologies of religion : through non-western eyes /

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Uncovers what the sociology of religion would look like had it emerged in a Confucian, Muslim, or Native American culture rather than in a Christian oneSociology has long used Western Christianity as a model for all religious life. As a result, the field has tended to highlight aspects of religion t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Spickard, James V. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press, [2017]
Temas:
Religion and sociology.
Religions.
Sociologie religieuse.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: A Sociologist Thinks about Religion; 1. Sociology's Default View of Religion; 2. The Default View's Historical-Cultural Origins; 3. To China: A Confucian Alternative; 4. China Applied: Feeding the Holy Community; 5. To North Africa: An Arab Judge Looks at History; 6. Ibn Khaldūn Applied: Medjugorje and the Islamic State; 7. To the American Southwest: Navajo Ritual and the Experience of Time; 8. Navajo Ritual Applied: World-Healing at the Catholic Worker; 9. Are We Stealing the Elgin Marbles?
  • Postscript: Living in a Global WorldNotes; References; Index; About the Author.

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