Center
Subtitle: Ideas and Institutions
Contributors: Liah Greenfeld (Editor); Michel Martin (Editor)
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Published: December 29, 1988
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9780226306865
Subjects: Sociology, Social Studies; Social Institutions; Sociology (Specific Aspects); Social Science; Archaeology / Anthropology; Sociology; Anthropology - Cultural; Shils, Edward; Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural; Macrosociology; Pluralism (Social sciences); Religion and sociology; Shils, Edward,; Social values
First sentence: Modern, secular societies have been shaped by their relationship to religion in particular and distinct ways; by the dominance or coexistence of religious convictions, by their central or peripheral role, by ersatz religions and civic religions, and by the enduring heritage of religion or religions.