Sociological Theory And The Question Of Religion
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Author |
: Andrew McKinnon |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 261 |
Release |
: 2016-04-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781317053019 |
ISBN-13 |
: 131705301X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (19 Downloads) |
Synopsis Sociological Theory and the Question of Religion by : Andrew McKinnon
Religion lies near the heart of the classical sociological tradition, yet it no longer occupies the same place within the contemporary sociological enterprise. This relative absence has left sociology under-prepared for thinking about religion’s continuing importance in new issues, movements, and events in the twenty-first century. This book seeks to address this lacunae by offering a variety of theoretical perspectives on the study of religion that bridge the gap between mainstream concerns of sociologists and the sociology of religion. Following an assessment of the current state of the field, the authors develop an emerging critical perspective within the sociology of religion with particular focus on the importance of historical background. Re-assessing the themes of aesthetics, listening and different degrees of spiritual self-discipline, the authors draw on ethnographic studies of religious involvement in Norway and the UK. They highlight the importance of power in the sociology of religion with help from Pierre Bourdieu, Marx and Critical Discourse Analysis. This book points to emerging currents in the field and offers a productive and lively way forward, not just for sociological theory of religion, but for the sociology of religion more generally.
Author |
: George Lundskow |
Publisher |
: SAGE Publications |
Total Pages |
: 465 |
Release |
: 2008-06-10 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781506319605 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1506319602 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (05 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Sociology of Religion by : George Lundskow
Using a lively narrative, The Sociology of Religion is an insightful text that investigates the facts of religion in all its great diversity, including its practices and beliefs, and then analyzes actual examples of religious developments using relevant conceptual frameworks. As a result, students actively engage in the discovery, learning, and analytical processes as they progress through the text. Organized around essential topics and real-life issues, this unique text examines religion both as an object of sociological analysis as well as a device for seeking personal meaning in life. The book provides sociological perspectives on religion while introducing students to relevant research from interdisciplinary scholarship. Sidebar features and photographs of religious figures bring the text to life for readers. Key Features Uses substantive and truly contemporary real-life religious issues of current interest to engage the reader in a way few other texts do Combines theory with empirical examples drawn from the United States and around the world, emphasizing a critical and analytical perspective that encourages better understanding of the material presented Features discussions of emergent religions, consumerism, and the link between religion, sports, and other forms of popular culture Draws upon interdisciplinary literature, helping students appreciate the contributions of other disciplines while primarily developing an understanding of the sociology of religion Accompanied by High-Quality Ancillaries! Instructor Resources on CD contain chapter outlines, summaries, multiple-choice questions, essay questions, and short answer questions as well as illustrations from the book. C Intended Audience This core text is designed for upper-level undergraduate students of Sociology of Religion or Religion and Politics.
Author |
: Malcolm B. Hamilton |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 256 |
Release |
: 2012-06-12 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781134976263 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1134976267 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (63 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Sociology of Religion by : Malcolm B. Hamilton
This expanded second edition combines a discussion of the main theorists with a wide range of material illustrating the diversity of religious beliefs and practices.
Author |
: Andrew McKinnon |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 274 |
Release |
: 2016-04-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781317053026 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1317053028 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (26 Downloads) |
Synopsis Sociological Theory and the Question of Religion by : Andrew McKinnon
Religion lies near the heart of the classical sociological tradition, yet it no longer occupies the same place within the contemporary sociological enterprise. This relative absence has left sociology under-prepared for thinking about religion’s continuing importance in new issues, movements, and events in the twenty-first century. This book seeks to address this lacunae by offering a variety of theoretical perspectives on the study of religion that bridge the gap between mainstream concerns of sociologists and the sociology of religion. Following an assessment of the current state of the field, the authors develop an emerging critical perspective within the sociology of religion with particular focus on the importance of historical background. Re-assessing the themes of aesthetics, listening and different degrees of spiritual self-discipline, the authors draw on ethnographic studies of religious involvement in Norway and the UK. They highlight the importance of power in the sociology of religion with help from Pierre Bourdieu, Marx and Critical Discourse Analysis. This book points to emerging currents in the field and offers a productive and lively way forward, not just for sociological theory of religion, but for the sociology of religion more generally.
Author |
: Lawrence A. Young |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 204 |
Release |
: 2016-04-29 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781134953424 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1134953429 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (24 Downloads) |
Synopsis Rational Choice Theory and Religion by : Lawrence A. Young
Rational Choice Theory and Religion considers one of the major developments in the social scientific paradigms that promises to foster a greater theoretical unity among the disciplines of sociology, political science, economics and psychology. Applying the theory of rational choice--the theory that each individual will make her choice to maximize gain and minimize cost--to the study of religion, Lawrence Young has brought together a group of internationally renowned scholars to examine this important development within the field of religion for the first time.
Author |
: Titus Hjelm |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 269 |
Release |
: 2011-01-21 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781136854132 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1136854134 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (32 Downloads) |
Synopsis Religion and Social Problems by : Titus Hjelm
Although students and scholars of social problems have often acknowledged the role of religion, no thorough examinations of the relation between the two have emerged. This book fills this gap by providing a definitive work on the impact of religion on social problems, religion as a solution to social problems, and religion as a social problem in itself.
Author |
: Robert Wuthnow |
Publisher |
: Princeton University Press |
Total Pages |
: 256 |
Release |
: 2020-05-19 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780691198590 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0691198594 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (90 Downloads) |
Synopsis What Happens When We Practice Religion? by : Robert Wuthnow
He favors the use of a broad range of analytic tools drawn from multiple disciplines and approaches to the study of religion.) The five chapters of this book describe the central concepts and arguments now advancing the study of religious practice. Chapter 1, entitled "Theories", discusses the theoretical contributions associated with the aforementioned shift in religious studies to the investigation of religious practice. Chapter 2, "Situations", discusses how religious activities and experiences are shaped by the physical and temporal spaces in which social action occurs. Chapter 3, "Intentions", takes on an important topic that has proven difficult to study from a social science perspective. "Feelings" are the focus of Chapter 4, and the role of "Bodies" is addressed in Chapter 5. .
Author |
: Peter Clarke |
Publisher |
: Oxford University Press |
Total Pages |
: 1063 |
Release |
: 2011-02-04 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780191557521 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0191557528 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (21 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Oxford Handbook of the Sociology of Religion by : Peter Clarke
The Oxford Handbook of the Sociology of Religion draws on the expertise of an international team of scholars providing both an entry point into the sociological study and understanding of religion and an in-depth survey into its changing forms and content in the contemporary world. The role and impact of religion and spirituality on the politics, culture, education and health in the modern world is rigorously discussed and debated. The study of the sociology of religion forges interdisciplinary links to explore aspects of continuity and change in the contemporary interface between society and religion. Using a combination of theoretical, methodological and content-led approaches, the fifty-seven contributors collectively emphasise the complex relationships between religion and aspects of life from scientific research to law, ecology to art, music to cognitive science, crime to institutional health care and more. The developing character of religion, irreligion and atheism and the impact of religious diversity on social cohesion are explored. An overview of current scholarship in the field is provided in each themed chapter with an emphasis on encouraging new thinking and reflection on familiar and emergent themes to stimulate further debate and scholarship. The resulting essay collection provides an invaluable resource for research and teaching in this diverse discipline.
Author |
: Russell T. McCutcheon |
Publisher |
: Oxford University Press |
Total Pages |
: 268 |
Release |
: 1997-06-19 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780195355680 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0195355687 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (80 Downloads) |
Synopsis Manufacturing Religion by : Russell T. McCutcheon
In this new book, author Russell McCutcheon offers a powerful critique of traditional scholarship on religion, focusing on multiple interrelated targets. Most prominent among these are the History of Religions as a discipline; Mircea Eliade, one of the founders of the modern discipline; recent scholarship on Eliade's life and politics; contemporary textbooks on world religions; and the oft-repeated bromide that "religion" is a sui generis phenomenon. McCutcheon skillfully analyzes the ideological basis for and service of the sui generis argument, demonstrating that it has been used to constitute the field's object of study in a form that is ahistoric, apolitical, fetishized, and sacrosanct. As such, he charges, it has helped to create departments, jobs, and publication outlets for those who are comfortable with such a suspect construction, while establishing a disciplinary ethos of astounding theoretical naivete and a body of scholarship to match. Surveying the textbooks available for introductory courses in comparative religion, the author finds that they uniformly adopt the sui generis line and all that comes with it. As a result, he argues, they are not just uncritical (which helps keep them popular among the audiences for which they are intended, but badly disserve), but actively inhibit the emergence of critical perspectives and capacities. And on the geo-political scale, he contends, the study of religion as an ahistorical category participates in a larger system of political domination and economic and cultural imperialism.
Author |
: Richard King |
Publisher |
: Columbia University Press |
Total Pages |
: 558 |
Release |
: 2017-07-18 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780231518246 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0231518242 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (46 Downloads) |
Synopsis Religion, Theory, Critique by : Richard King
Religion, Theory, Critique is an essential tool for learning about theory and method in the study of religion. Leading experts engage with contemporary and classical theories as well as non-Western cultural contexts. Unlike other collections, this anthology emphasizes the dynamic relationship between "religion" as an object of study and different methodological approaches and openly addresses the question of the manifold ways in which "religion," "secular," and "culture" are imagined within different disciplinary horizons. This volume is the first textbook which seeks to engage discussion of classical approaches with contemporary cultural and critical theories. Contributors write on the influence of the natural sciences in the study of religion; the role of European Christianity in modeling theories of religion; religious experience and the interface with cognitive science; the structure and function of religious language; the social-scientific study of religion; ritual in religion; the phenomenology of religion; critical theory and religion; embodiment and religion; the impact of colonialism and modernity; theorizing religion in terms of race and ethnicity; links among religion, nationalism, and globalization; the interplay of gender, sex, and religion; and religion and the environment. Each chapter introduces the topic, identifies key theorists and issues, and respects the pluralistic nature of the scholarship in the field. Altogether, this collection scrutinizes the explicit and implicit assumptions theorists make about religion as an object of analysis.