Social theory and religion / James A. Beckford.

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Beckford, James A

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003.Description: 1 online resource (ix, 252 pages)Content type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9781107321335
1107321336
9780511520754
0511520751
9781107315945
1107315948

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Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Social theory and religion.DDC classification:

306.6 22

LOC classification:

BL60 .B34 2003eb

Other classification:

11.05

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Contents:

Introduction -- 1. Religion: a social constructionist approach -- 2. Secularisation -- 3. The vagaries of religious pluralism -- 4. Globalisation and religion -- 5. Social theory and religious movements -- 6. Constructing religion, self and society.

Summary: 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. James Beckford reviews the current state of social scientific knowledge about religion. He clarifies the social processes involved in constructing religious and non-religious environments in public and private life. Beckford reveals the importance of these boundaries by referring to studies of secularization, religious diversity, globalization, religious movements and self-identity.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-246) and index.

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. James Beckford reviews the current state of social scientific knowledge about religion. He clarifies the social processes involved in constructing religious and non-religious environments in public and private life. Beckford reveals the importance of these boundaries by referring to studies of secularization, religious diversity, globalization, religious movements and self-identity.

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