The New Blackwell Companion to the Sociology of Religion
(Sprache: Englisch)
Reflecting the very latest developments in the field, the New Companion provides a comprehensive introduction to the sociology of religion with a clear emphasis on comparative and historical approaches.
* Covers major debates in secularization theory,...
* Covers major debates in secularization theory,...
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Reflecting the very latest developments in the field, the New Companion provides a comprehensive introduction to the sociology of religion with a clear emphasis on comparative and historical approaches.* Covers major debates in secularization theory, rational choice theory, feminism and the body
* Takes a multidisciplinary approach, covering history, sociology, anthropology, and religious studies
* International in its scope, covering American exceptionalism, Native American spirituality, and China, Europe, and Southeast Asia
* Offers discussions on the latest developments, including "megachurches", spirituality, post-secular society and globalization
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Notes on Contributors viiiIntroduction: Mapping the Sociology of Religion 1
Bryan S. Turner
PART I THE FOUNDATIONS 31
1 The Sociology of Religion: The Foundations 33
Andrew McKinnon
2 Durkheim and After: Religion, Culture, and Politics 52
William Ramp
3 The Functional Theory of Religion 76
Victor Lidz
4 Recent Developments in the Anthropology of Religion 103
Simon Coleman
PART II FROM SECULARIZATION TO RESACRALIZATION 123
5 Secularization 125
Steve Bruce
6 American Exceptionalism? 141
John Torpey
7 Resacralization 160
Grace Davie
PART III NEW DEVELOPMENTS 179
8 Rational Choice and the Sociology of Religion 181
David Lehmann
9 The Religious Habitus: Embodiment, Religion, and Sociological Theory 201
Philip A. Mellor and Chris Shilling
10 Women, Religions, and Feminisms 221
Fang-Long Shih
PART IV INSTITUTIONALIZATION: OLD AND NEW FORMS 245
11 New Research on Megachurches: Non-denominationalism and Sectarianism 247
Stephen Ellingson
12 The Sociology of Spirituality: Refl ections on a Problematic Endeavor 267
Matthew Wood
13 Arguing against Darwinism: Religion, Science, and Public Morality 286
Michael S. Evans and John H. Evans
PART V SOCIOLOGY OF COMPARATIVE RELIGIONS 309
14 The Sociology of Early Christianity: From History to Theory, and Back Again 311
Joseph M. Bryant
15 Judaism: Covenant, Pluralism, and Piety 340
Alan Mittleman
16 Sociology and Anthropology of Islam: A Critical Debate 364
Gabriele Marranci
17 Approaches to the Study of Buddhism 388
Catherine Newell
18 Sociology of Hinduism 407
Pratap Kumar Penumala
19 Religious Awakening in China under Communist Rule: A Political Economy Approach 431
Fenggang Yang
20 Native American Religious Traditions: A Sociological Approach 456
Dennis F. Kelley
PART VI
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GLOBALIZATION 475
21 Globalization and the Sociology of Religion 477
Lionel Obadia
22 Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements in a Global Perspective 498
Afe Adogame
23 Fundamentalism 519
Richard T. Antoun
24 Religion, Media, and Globalization 544
Jeremy Stolow
25 Toward a Sociology of Religious Commodifi cation 563
Pattana Kitiarsa
26 Women and Piety Movements 584
Rachel Rinaldo
27 Religion and Nationalism: A Critical Re-examination 606
Geneviève Zubrzycki
PART VII THE FUTURE OF RELIGION 627
28 The Future of Religion 629
Andrew Wernick
29 Religion in a Post-secular Society 649
Bryan S. Turner
Index 668
21 Globalization and the Sociology of Religion 477
Lionel Obadia
22 Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements in a Global Perspective 498
Afe Adogame
23 Fundamentalism 519
Richard T. Antoun
24 Religion, Media, and Globalization 544
Jeremy Stolow
25 Toward a Sociology of Religious Commodifi cation 563
Pattana Kitiarsa
26 Women and Piety Movements 584
Rachel Rinaldo
27 Religion and Nationalism: A Critical Re-examination 606
Geneviève Zubrzycki
PART VII THE FUTURE OF RELIGION 627
28 The Future of Religion 629
Andrew Wernick
29 Religion in a Post-secular Society 649
Bryan S. Turner
Index 668
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Autoren-Porträt
Bryan S. Turner is the Presidential Professor of Sociology at the City University of New York Graduate School and Director of the Committee on Religion and Director of the Centre for the Study of Contemporary Muslim Societies at the University of Western Sydney, Australia. He was Professor of Sociology at the University of Cambridge and subsequently Professor of Sociology in the Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore. Professor Turner was an Alexander von Humboldt Fellow at Bielefeld University, Germany, a Fellow of Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge University, the Alona Evans Distinguished Visiting Professor at Wellesley College, and a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Social Sciences. He recently published The Body and Society, third edition (2008), and edited The New Blackwell Companion to Social Theory (2009).
Bibliographische Angaben
- 2016, 1. Auflage, 712 Seiten, Maße: 24,4 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Herausgegeben: Bryan S. Turner
- Verlag: Wiley & Sons
- ISBN-10: 1119250668
- ISBN-13: 9781119250661
Sprache:
Englisch
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