James A. Beckford

Social Theory and Religion

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This book looks at ways of improving our understanding of religious change by strengthening the links between social theory and the social scientific study of religion. James Beckford reviews the current state of social scientific knowledge about religion. He clarifies the social processes involved in constructing religious and non-religious environments in public and private life. Beckford reveals the importance of these boundaries by referring to studies of secularization, religious diversity, globalization, religious movements and self-identity.

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-521-77431-4
EAN: 9780521774314
Produktnummer: 1628937
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
Seitenangabe: 264 S.
Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D1.4 cm 388 g
Abbildungen: Paperback
Gewicht: 388

Über den Autor

James A. Beckford is Professor of Sociology at the Department of Sociology, University of Warwick. His previous publications include The Trumpet of Prophecy. A Sociological Study of Jehovah's Witnesses (1975), Cult Controversies. The Societal Response to New Religious Movements (1989), Religion and Advanced Industrial Society (1989) and Religion in Prison. 'Equal Rites' in a Multi-Faith Society (with S. Gilliat, Cambridge University Press, 1998).