Religion, globalization and culture / edited by Peter Beyer and Lori Beaman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Beyer, Peter, 1949-

Beaman, Lori G.

Series:

International studies in religion and society ; 6.

International studies in religion and society, 1573-4293 ; v. 6

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion.

Globalization.

Culture.

Physical Description:

vii, 608 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2007.

Summary:

This volume brings together over 25 articles by many of the most important authors who have worked on issues directly related to the theme of religion and globalization. An additional emphasis on culture flags the inclusion of the relation of religion to its wider social context and also permits questioning the boundaries of religion so as to avoid a strong bias in favour of the analysis of institutionalized religion. The key emphasis of the book, however, is the focus specifically on religion, a topic that is still largely ignored in the burgeoning literature on globalization. The articles are divided into five subthemes: theoretical issues; historical approaches to religion and globalization; forms and boundaries of religion; key issues (such as ecology and law); and regional perspectives.

Contents:

Part 1 Theoretical, and Global Perspectives

Global Millennialism: A Postmortem on Secularization / Roland Robertson 9

The Cultural and Religious Character of World Society / George M. Thomas 35

Sacred Place and Sacred Power: Conceptual Boundaries and the Marginalization of Religious Practices / Meredith McGuire 57

Globalization, Migration and the Two Types of Religious Boundary: A European Perspective / Margit Warburg 79

Rethinking Secularization: A Global Comparative Perspective / Jose Casanova 101

Religion as Identity and Contestation / John H. Simpson 121

Part 2 Religious Institutions and Globalization

Globalization, Religion and Empire in Asia / Bryan S. Turner 145

Globalization and the Institutional Modeling of Religions / Peter Beyer 167

Religious Resurgence, Conflict and the Transformation of Boundaries / Gary D. Bouma 187

Religious Organizations / John Boli, David V. Brewington 203

'Religion' in Global Culture: New Directions in an Increasingly Self-Conscious World / James V. Spickard 233

Globalization and New Religious Movements / Elisabeth Arweck 253

Religion and Phases of Globalization / George Van Pelt Campbell 281

Part 3 Key Issues in the Relation of Religion, Globalization and Culture

Religion and Ecology in the Context of Globalization / Laurel Kearns 305

Religious Opposition to Globalization / William A. Stahl 335

Religion and Exclusion/Marginalization: Globalized Pentecostalism among Hispanics in Newark, N.J. / Otto Maduro 355

Religion and Global Flows / Michael Wilkinson 375

Religion and the State: The Letter of the Law and the Negotiation of Boundaries / Lori Beaman 391

Religion, Law, and Human Rights / James T. Richardson 407

Part 4 Regional Particularizations

Religious Pluralism in a Local and Global Perspective: Images of die Prophet Mohammed Seen in a Danish and a Global Context / Ole Riis 431

Globalization and Religion: The Cases of Japan and Korea / Nobutaka Inoue 453

The Global Migration of Sufi Islam to South Asia and Beyond / Rubina Ramji 473

Hinduism, Gurus, and Globalization / Shandip Saha 485

Globalization and the Conflict of Values in Middle Eastern Societies / Enzo Pace 503

Sub-Saharan Africa / Afe Adogame 527

Religions in Contemporary Europe in the Context of Globalization / Vasilios Makrides 549

Latin America: The "Other Christendom", Pluralism and Globalization / Paul Freston 571.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789004154070

9004154078

OCLC:

166358242