Sociology of Religion : an Historical Introduction.
"Sociology of Religion represents a documented introduction to the history of sociological thought as applied to religious phenomena. It examines both the substantive and functional definitions of religion that are more open, pluralistic, and not inscribed in a single explanatory horizon or wit...
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| Language: | English |
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Taylor and Francis,
2017.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables; About the Author; Introduction to the Transaction Edition: Ideology, Social Constructionism, and the Sociology of Religion by Howard Schneiderman; Preface to the English Edition; The Sociological Definition of Religion; Part I The Origins; 1 The Historical-Philosophical Background; 2 August Comte (1798-1857): The Universal Religion; 3 Tocqueville (1805-1859): Religion and Democracy; 4 Bergson (1859-1941): Religion and Élan Vital
- 5 The Contribution of Anthropology; Part II The Classics; 1 Durkheim (1858-1917): Religious Forms.
- 2 Weber (1864-1920): Universal Religions3 Simmel (1858-1918): Religiosity and Religion; 4 Freud (1856-1939): The Psychic Dimension of Religion; 5 William James (1842-1910): Psychosocial Perspective; Part III The Contemporaries; 1 Religion as Universal; 2 The Macrosociological Approach; 3 The Historical-Cultural Dynamics; 4 The Frankfurt School and Religion; 5 The New European Perspectives; 6 The Socioanthropological Perspectives; Part IV Recent Developments; 1 Secularization; 2 Religious Pluralism; 3 Robert Bellah (1927-2013): Civil Religion; 4 North American Trends; 5 The European Trends.
- 6 Niklas Luhmann (1927-1998): Religion as Function7 The New Religious Movements; Afterword; Bibliography; Author Index; General Index.