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| Theory | |
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| Sociological Theory and Religion | |
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| Death and the Meaning of Life | |
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| Classical Theory | |
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| Emile Durkheim | |
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| Karl Marx | |
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| Max Weber | |
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| The Protestant Ethic and the Rise of Capitalism | |
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| Charisma | |
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| Of Priests and Prophets-Establishment versus Charisma | |
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| Middle Sociology-World War II and its Aftermath | |
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| Race: The Great Religious Divider in the United States | |
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| The Evil Enemy | |
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| Women as Other | |
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| Religion after World War II | |
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| Theory and Religion Today | |
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| References and Further Reading | |
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| A Sociological History of Religion | |
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| Section i ?Premodern Religion | |
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| The Dawn of Religion | |
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| Social Change and two Great Shifts | |
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| Polytheism | |
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| Inclusive Monotheism (Henotheism) | |
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| Exclusive Monotheism | |
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| Transition from Paganism to Christianity | |
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| What Happened to Paganism? | |
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| The Role of Class | |
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| The Role of Culture | |
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| The Engines of Religious Change | |
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| The Medieval Period | |
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| Schism and Crusades | |
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| Early Modern Period | |
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| The Witch Craze | |
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| Rise and Transformation of the Work Ethic | |
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| Religion in Modern Times | |
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| Modern Times | |
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| Vital Religious Experience and Personal Volition: The First and Second Great Awakenings | |
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| Religion and Race: Slavery and Its Aftermath | |
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| American Evangelicalism | |
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| The Rise of Progressivism and Fundamentalism | |
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| Religion and the Rise of Modern Manhood | |
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| Progressivism | |
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| American Innovation: The Democratization of Religion | |
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| The Twentieth Century | |
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| Civil Rights and the Vietnam War | |
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| Fundamentalist Resurgence | |
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| Religion after the Cold War | |
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| Religion Today and in the Near Future | |
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| References | |
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| Superstition and the Supernatural | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Sparta and Athens | |
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| The Virgin Mary in a Small German Village | |
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| Witches and the Devil in Salem | |
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| Discussion | |
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| References | |
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| Alternative Religion | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Analytical Concepts | |
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| On the Ambiguity, Ambivalence, and Vacancy of the Self in Modern Life | |
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| Conformity-The Case of the Latter-day Churches | |
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| Innovation-The Case of Unitarian Universalism | |
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| Ritualism-The Case of Roman Catholic Traditionalism | |
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| Retreatism-Voudou in the New World | |
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| Caribbean Variations | |
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| Cuba | |
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| Haiti | |
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| Revolution-The Case of Native-American Resistance | |
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| References and Further Reading | |
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| Religious Intolerance and Violence | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Exclusive Monotheism | |
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| Icons-Intolerance of Religious Imagery | |
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| The Cathars-Intolerance of Heresy | |
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| Discussion | |
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| Violence and Intolerance in Modern Times | |
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| Fundamentalism | |
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| Islam | |
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| Women's Fundamentalism in the Middle East | |
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| Christianity | |
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| Fundamentalism in the US-The Christian Right | |
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| Christian Violence | |
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| Hinduism | |
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| Discussion | |
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| Authoritarianism | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| References | |
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| Evil | |
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| Sociological Relevance | |
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| Evil Around the World | |
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| Polynesia | |
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| Vedism | |
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| China and Japan | |
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| Native America | |
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| The Persians | |
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| Co-Discussion-"Gods and Devils" by Mark P. Worrell | |
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| References and Further Reading | |
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| Cults | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Millerites | |
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| Branch Davidians-From Alternative Religion to Cult | |
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| Charles Manson and the Family | |
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| Degradation Rituals-The Process of Cult Initiation | |
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| The Leader and the Message | |
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| Heaven's Gate | |
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| Discussion-What Cults Really Are | |
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| References and Further Reading | |
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| Emergent Religion | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Revival and Emergence | |
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| Neopaganism | |
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| Beliefs and History | |
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| Margot Adler | |
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| Starhawk | |
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| Ethnographic Testimonies-Original Research | |
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| New Evangelicalism | |
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| Comparisons | |
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| The Differences | |
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| References and Further Reading | |
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| Globalization | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Har� Krishna-Indian Religion Arrives in the US | |
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| Pentecostalism | |
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| Roman Catholicism | |
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| Global Clashes-Russia | |
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| Poland | |
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| Co-Discussion-Catholic Fundamentalism in Poland by Agnieszka Koscianska | |
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| Co-Discussion-"I'm Muslim by God's Grace; I'm Gay by God's Grace": Reconciling a Queer Muslim Identity in America by Mahruq Khan | |
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| Types of Religious Experience | |
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| References and Further Reading | |
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| Religion Beyond Religion | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Heavy Metal Hierophany | |
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| On the Road-A Journey of Discovery | |
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| Metal and Goths-Contrasts | |
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| Sports | |
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| Branding | |
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| Jesus, CEO | |
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| Co-Discussion-God the Economist? | |
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| Economics and Religion in an Inter-Faith Business Organization by Sadie Pendaz | |
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| References and Further Reading | |