This handbook showcases current research and thinking in the sociology of religion. The contributors, all active writers and researchers in the area, provide original chapters focusing on select aspects of their own engagement with the field. Aimed at students and scholars who want to know more about the sociology of religion, this handbook also provides a resource for sociologists in general by integrating broader questions of sociology (e.g. demography, ethnicity, life course, inequality, political sociology) into the analysis of religion. Broadly inclusive of traditional research topics (modernity, secularization, politics) as well as newer interests (feminism, spirituality, faith based community action), this handbook illustrates the validity of diverse theoretical perspectives and research designs to understanding the multi-layered nature of religion as a sociological phenomenon.

Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Illustration: N
Language: ENG
Title: Handbook of the Sociology of Religion
Pages: 00496 (Encrypted PDF)
On Sale: 1999-10-22
SKU-13/ISBN: 9780521806244
Category: Social Science : Sociology of Religion