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Religious practices, theories & themes / the editors of Salem Press.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Editors of Salem Press.
- Series:
- Sociology reference guide.
- Sociology Reference Guide
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Religion.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (v, 105 pages) : illustrations (some color).
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Other Title:
- Religious practices, theories and themes
- Place of Publication:
- Ipswich, Massachusetts : Salem Press, [2017]
- Summary:
- This work is designed to provide a solid foundation for the research of various sociological topics. This volume covers four areas of religion and society by defining the nature of religious belief; exploring three theories on the formation of religion as a social construct; identifying the relationship between religion, civil society, and politics; and surveying the religious secularization that occurs in global movements.
- Contents:
- World religions
- Assessing religiosity
- Religious economy
- Churches, denominations, sects & cults
- Religion & industrialization
- Religion & sexuality
- Sociological theories of religion : structural functionalism
- Sociological theories of religion : symbolic interactionism
- Sociological theories of religion : conflict analysis
- Religion, government & politics
- Religious nationalism
- Atheism in America
- Civil religion
- Religion & social change
- Secularization
- Religion & society : religious persecution
- Feminist theology
- Media ministries
- Religion & health.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 4, 2017).
- ISBN:
- 9781429843799
- 1429843799
- OCLC:
- 994114997
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