Religion in the Contemporary World A Sociological Introduction

Name: Religion in the Contemporary World A Sociological Introduction
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ISBN: 9780745620831

ISBN-10: 0745620833

ISBN-13: 9780745620831

Edition: 2000

Authors: Alan Aldridge

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The author reviews the contribution sociologists have made to our understanding of the role of religion in society. He examines the resurgence of fundamentalism in Christianity, Judaism and Islam.

Book details

List price: $35.95
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Polity Press
Publication date: 2/28/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 232
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English



Studying religion sociologically


Defining religion: social conflicts and sociological debates


Varieties of religious movement


Secularization triumphant: the social significance of religion


Secularization in retreat: the revival of religion


The resurgence of fundamentalism


Sacralization of modernity: civil and political religion


Brainwashing, consumer protection and the state


Religious identity and meaning in the modern world


References


Index