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Religion, spirituality and the social sciences : challenging marginalisation /

This edited collection brings together an international panel of contributors to explore ways of engaging with issues of religion and spirituality when carrying out social science research.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Spalek, Basia (Editor ), Imtoual, Alia (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bristol, UK : Policy Press, 2008.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • pt. I. Key debates on secularism and society. Political religion : secularity and the study of religion in global civil society / John D'Arcy May ; Australia's "shy" de-secularisation process / Adam Possamai ; Muslims, equality and secularism / Tariq Modood ; Section 116 : the politics of secularism in Australian legal and political discourse / Holly Randell-Moon ; Dreams of the autonomous and reflexive self : the religious significance of contemporary lifestyle media / Gordon Lynch
  • pt. II. Marginalisation of religious and spiritual issues. Studying religion in Sub-Saharan Africa / Maria Frahm-Arp ; Demographic fertility research : a question of disciplinary beliefs and methods / Lareen Newman ; Turning the world upside down / Caroline Humphrey ; Spirituality and gender viewed through a global lens / Ursula King ; Reading spiritually : transforming knowledge in a new age / Natassja Smiljanic
  • pt. III. Reflections on social science research methodologies. Self-assigned religious affiliation : a study among adolescents in England and Wales / Leslie J. Francis ; Concepts and misconceptions in the scientific study of spirituality / Miguel Farias, Elisabeth Hense ; Religion, spirituality and social science : researching Muslims and crime / Muzammil Quiaishi ; Inadvertent offence : when "a little knowledge is a dangerous thing" / Maree Gruppetta.