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Social theory and religion /
This book looks at ways of improving our understanding of religious change by strengthening the links between social theory and the social scientific study of religion. James Beckford reviews the current state of social scientific knowledge about religion. He clarifies the social processes involved...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, U.K. ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2003.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- 1. Religion: a social constructionist approach
- 2. Secularisation
- 3. The vagaries of religious pluralism
- 4. Globalisation and religion
- 5. Social theory and religious movements
- 6. Constructing religion, self and society.