The manuscript is divided into two parts. In the first part the author examines religion from the social perspective the common features of religion various approaches to the study of religion its role in society in the cultural sector in the political sector in t... Lees meer.

Widely considered the founding-father of Sociology Sarah Farris s excellently argued book shows that Max Weber was also deeply orientalist. Max Weber. s Theory Of Personality argues that the concept and problematic of personality plays a pivotal role within these wo... Lees meer.

How and why did The Sacred Canopy by Peter L. Berger 1929 2017 become a classic. How have scholars used Berger s ideas over the past 50 years since its publication. How are these ideas relevant to the future of the sociology of religion. Peter L. Berger and the Soc... Lees meer.

The Hasidim of the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn separate themselves not only from non-Jews and unreligious Jews but also from religious Orthodox Jews whose religious ideology intensity and frequency of traditional religious behavior do not meet Hasidic standards.... Lees meer.

This is an unusual and extremely timely collective effort. It appears at a moment inwhich Israelis not only must confront their Arab neighbors but must deal with one another as Jews possessing radically different views on the present and future of the Jewish tradition... Lees meer.

Chapter 4 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license available at http. www.taylorfrancis.com books e 9780429431197 Focused on the emergence of US President Donald Tr... Lees meer.

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First Published in 1998. This is Volume V of eight in the Sociology of Religion series and includes part two which looks at the sociology of Sectarian Religion in Christendom exploring the origin and social cause nature variety and decay of sects.... Lees meer.

Published in 1998 Soc Relign Pt1. Est Relg IIs 79 is a valuable contribution to the field of Sociology Social Policy.... Lees meer.

In a world plagued by religious conflict how can the various religious and secular traditions coexist peacefully on the planet. And what role does sociology play in helping us understand the state of religious life in a globalizing world. In the Fourth Edition of G... Lees meer.

The nature of ethnic identity and the church s role in fostering and sustaining it are subjects of this study first published in 1990. In ultimately focusing on the interplay between church community and individual the book suggests that understanding the relation of... Lees meer.

This book addresses the flaws and fallacies in the grounds for atheism and theism flaws and fallacies that contaminate the arguments of non-believers and believers alike. Focusing on the highly visible debates between the New Atheists such as Christopher Hitchens D... Lees meer.

This book first published in 1989 identifies from within religious cultures those elements of tradition behaviour and lifestyle that are health protective in that by adhering to them physical mental and social wellbeing will be maintained as people age. It examine... Lees meer.

Viewing the world with abhorrence members of utopian sects isolate themselves from its influence. As this book first published in 1975 shows they seek to establish and promulgate radically distinctive forms of society according to what they claim to be God s bluepri... Lees meer.

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