Sociology of Religion 5 vols

Erscheinungsjahr 2007
ISBN: 978-0-415-38102-4
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 1792 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 3538 g

Reihe: Critical Concepts in Sociology

This new Routledge Major Work is a five-volume collection of seminal and influential articles, chapters, and extracts in the sociology of religion and related disciplines. The collection uniquely brings together material ranging widely from conceptual and theoretical discussions through substantive areas, including historical religious systems, the great world religious traditions, and religion in the contemporary world. No other collection of this kind has this breadth of coverage or historical and comparative dimension. The best work of classic writers and scholars, major contributors to the discipline over its period of development, and of contemporary theorists and specialists in substantive topics has been included to give a comprehensive picture of the subdiscipline.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hamilton, Malcolm

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Volume 1: Concepts and Theories Part 1: Conceptual Discussions A: The Sociological Stance and the Truth Claims of Religion B: What is Religion?: Definitional Issues Part 2: Classical Theoretical Approaches A: Religion as an Individual Phenomenon B: Religion as a Social Phenomenon C: Early Synthesis Volume 2: The World Religions Part 1: The Eastern Traditions A: Hinduism B: Buddhism C: China and Japan Part 2: The Middle Eastern Traditions A: Judaism B: Islam Volume 3: Christianity Part 1: Origins and Development Part 2: Catholicism and Protestantism Part 3: Christianity Today Volume 4: Religion in the Contemporary World Part 1: Modern Theoretical Syntheses Part 2: Types of Religious Organization: Church Sect and Cult Part 3: Secularization Volume 5: Religious Movements Part 1: General Approaches Part 2: Sectarianism Part 3: New Religious Movements Part 4: Conversion Part 5: Civil, Quasi and Implicit Religion

Über Autor(innen)

Malcolm Hamilton is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Sociology at the University of Reading. His research and publications are now predominantly in the area of the sociology of religion and some have become essential reading for relevant courses world wide.