The new Blackwell companion to the sociology of religion / edited by Bryan S. Turner.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Turner, Bryan S.

Series:

Blackwell companions to sociology.

Blackwell companions to sociology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion and sociology.

Religion and social status.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (711 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chichester, West Sussex ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.

Contents:

the new blackwell companion to The Sociology Of Religion

Contents

Notes on Contributors

Introduction: Mapping the Sociology of Religion

Part I: The Foundations

1: The Sociology of Religion: The Foundations

2: Durkheim and After: Religion, Culture, and Politics

3: The Functional Theory of Religion

4: Recent Developments in the Anthropology of Religion

Part II: From Secularization to Resacralization

5: Secularization

6: American Exceptionalism?

7: Resacralization

Part III: New Developments

8: Rational Choice and the Sociology of Religion

9: The Religious Habitus: Embodiment, Religion, and Sociological Theory

10: Women, Religions, and Feminisms

Part IV: Institutionalization: Old and New Forms

11: New Research on Megachurches: Non-denominationalism and Sectarianism

12: The Sociology of Spirituality: Reflections on a Problematic Endeavor

13: Arguing against Darwinism: Religion, Science, and Public Morality

Part V: Sociology of Comparative Religions

14: The Sociology of Early Christianity: From History to Theory, and Back Again

15: Judaism: Covenant, Pluralism, and Piety

16: Sociology and Anthropology of Islam: A Critical Debate

17: Approaches to the Study of Buddhism

18: Sociology of Hinduism

19: Religious Awakening in China under Communist Rule: A Political Economy Approach

20: Native American Religious Traditions: A Sociological Approach

Part VI: Globalization

21: Globalization and the Sociology of Religion

22: Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements in a Global Perspective

23: Fundamentalism

24: Religion, Media, and Globalization

25: Toward a Sociology of Religious Commodification

26: Women and Piety Movements

27: Religion and Nationalism: A Critical Re-examination

Part VII: The Future of Religion

28: The Future of Religion.

29: Religion in a Post-secular Society

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Turner, Bryan S. The New Blackwell Companion to the Sociology of Religion

ISBN:

9781444320794

OCLC:

649478275