An introduction to the sociology of religion
Subtitle: classical and contemporary perspectives
By: Inger Furseth and Pål Repstad
Contributors: Repstad, Pål
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2016
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 241
ISBN-13: 9781315262642
Subjects: Religion and sociology; Sociologie religieuse
Notes: Originally published 2006 by Ashgate Publishing.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. Sociological perspectives on religion; title: 2. Religion as a phenomenon : definitions and dimensions; title: 3. Classical sociologists and their theories of religion; title: 4. Religion in contemporary sociology and cultural analysis; title: 5. The great narratives : modernity, postmodernity, globalization, and secularization; title: 6. Religion in the public sphere; title: 7. Individual religiosity; title: 8. Religious organizations and movements; title: 9. Religion, social unity, and conflict; title: 10. Race, ethnicity, and religion; title: 11. Religion and gender; title: 12. Sociology, theology, and religious faith.