Social Theory and ReligionCambridge University Press, 21. avg. 2003 - 252 strani Many aspects of religion are puzzling these days. This book looks at ways of improving our understanding of religious change by strengthening the links between social theory and the social scientific study of religion. It clarifies the social processes involved in constructing religion and non-religion in public and private life. Taking illustrations of the importance of these boundaries from studies of secularisation, religious diversity, globalisation, religious movements and self-identity, James A. Beckford reviews the current state of social scientific knowledge about religion. |
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... approach 2 Secularisation 3 The vagaries of religious pluralism 1 11 30 73 4 Globalisation and religion 103 5 Social theory and religious movements 150 6 Constructing religion , self and society 193 Notes 216 References 221 Index 247 ...
... approach 2 Secularisation 3 The vagaries of religious pluralism 1 11 30 73 4 Globalisation and religion 103 5 Social theory and religious movements 150 6 Constructing religion , self and society 193 Notes 216 References 221 Index 247 ...
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... approach more fully in Chapter One , but it is important to give an early indication of the strategy that will be adopted in this book . The starting - point is the assertion that , whatever else religion is , it is a social phenomenon ...
... approach more fully in Chapter One , but it is important to give an early indication of the strategy that will be adopted in this book . The starting - point is the assertion that , whatever else religion is , it is a social phenomenon ...
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... approach that I am taking to the social scientific study of religion is , broadly speaking , a ' social constructionist ' one . Let me try to be clear about my use of this phrase . It recurs frequently in the language of social ...
... approach that I am taking to the social scientific study of religion is , broadly speaking , a ' social constructionist ' one . Let me try to be clear about my use of this phrase . It recurs frequently in the language of social ...
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... approach to social theory that little consider- ation is given to the detailed aspects of New Age phenomena . Intricate debates about the meaning of the term ' New Age ' are ignored . Empiri- cal studies of the bewildering patterns of ...
... approach to social theory that little consider- ation is given to the detailed aspects of New Age phenomena . Intricate debates about the meaning of the term ' New Age ' are ignored . Empiri- cal studies of the bewildering patterns of ...
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... social constructionist approach to enhance the social scientific understanding of change and continuity in some key issues affecting religions today . My discussion of ideas about secularisation in Chapter Two comes Introduction 7.
... social constructionist approach to enhance the social scientific understanding of change and continuity in some key issues affecting religions today . My discussion of ideas about secularisation in Chapter Two comes Introduction 7.
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Religion a social constructionist approach | 11 |
Secularisation | 30 |
The vagaries of religious pluralism | 73 |
Globalisation and religion | 103 |
Social theory and religious movements | 150 |
Constructing religion self and society | 193 |
Notes | 216 |
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247 | |
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