Religious practices, theories & themes / the editors of Salem Press.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Editors of Salem Press, author.

Series:

Sociology Reference Guide

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion and sociology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vi, 95 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Ipswich, Massachusetts : Salem Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

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:

""Sociology Reference Guide: Religious Practices, Theories & Themes""; ""Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""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""; ""Religion & Social Change""; ""Secularization""

""Religion & Society: Religious Persecution""""Feminist Theology""; ""Media Ministries""; ""Religion & Health""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 11, 2014).

ISBN:

9781429834957

1429834951

OCLC:

883331270