Religion in the contemporary world : a sociological introduction
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge :
Polity Press ,
2013
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| Edition: | 3rd ed |
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Defining religion: social conflicts and sociological debates
- 2. Secularization: the social insignificance of religion?
- 3. Secularization challenged: a new paradigm?
- 4. Dangerous religions? sects, cults and brainwashing
- 5. Dangerous religions? fundamentalism
- 6. Civil religion and political ritual
- 7. Gender and sexuality
- 8. The spiritual revolution
- 9. The challenge of diversity