Invitation to the Sociology of Religion

Name: Invitation to the Sociology of Religion
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ISBN: 9780415941266

ISBN-10: 0415941261

ISBN-13: 9780415941266

Edition: 2nd 2003

Authors: Phil Zuckerman

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"Invitation to the Sociology of Religion" is a conversational and engaging invitation to students to think sociologically about religion. Instead of trying to cover all existing theories, research, historical developments, and debates, Zuckerman takes a sometimes personal, sometimes provocative and polemical, approach that aims to spur students' own sociological imagination and self-reflective appreciation of their understandings of religion. This is accomplished not merely by showing students what sociolgists of religion think, but how they think. With colorful examples permeating each chapter, crossed with discussions of major studies and theorists such as Marx, Durkheim, and Weber,…

Book details

List price: $41.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 7/24/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 166
Size: 5.75" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English

Phil Zuckerman is also the author of Strife in the Sanctuary (AltaMira Press, 1999). He is currently a professor of sociology at Pitzer College.



Acknowledgments


Introduction



Sociology and Religion



Time and Place



Religion Is Socially Learned



Religion or Cult?



Social Life Affecting Religion



Religion Affecting Social Life


Conclusion: The Matter of Belief


Bibliography


Index