Sociologies and the discursive power of religions.

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"This book is about the counter-intuitive, awkward influence of religion on sociology in Mexico. More generally though, this is a book about societies in different world religions that strive for secularism on the one hand, and yet on the other hand may blend their most revered scientific ratio...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Zavala Pelayo, Edgar
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : El Colegio de Mexico, A.C. : El Colegio de México, 2020.
Subjects:
Catholic Church > Mexico.
Catholic Church
Religion and sociology > Mexico.
Sociologie religieuse > Mexique.
Religion
Religion and sociology
Mexico > Religion.
Mexico
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Sociologies in Mexico: Overlooked backgrounds, persistent teleologies
  • 2. Sociologists and sociologies in Mexico's Central-West and Central-Metropolitan regions
  • 3. Secular forces: Governmental institutions, the state and modernity/ies
  • 4. Secularism, religion and sociologies: The views of the respondents
  • 5. Sociology lecturers' Catholic pasts and (ir)religious presents
  • 6. The religious field and Catholicisms: Institutions and discourses
  • 7. Culture, history and an omni-interventionist normative power
  • 8. Catholic and sociological discourses: An explanatory account
  • Conclusions: Towards a strong program in the study of religion and social science.

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