Peter Beyer

Religions in Global Society (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This exploration of how religion has developed in a globalized society reveals what 'religion' means in the world today. Fully illustrated, it contains examples ranging from Islam and Hinduism to African traditional religions and new age spirituality.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Januar 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134162789
• Artikelnr.: 42739407

Autorenporträt

Peter Beyer

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements Introduction: Religion as Concept and Social Reality in
Global Society 1. Globalization and Global Society 2. The Religious System
of Global Society 3. Formation and Re-Formation of Abrahamic Religions:
Christianity and Islam 4. The Realization of Hinduism 5. Refusal and
Appropriation in East Asia: Confucianism and Shinto 6. New Religions,
Non-Institutionalized Religiosity and the Control of a Contested Category
Conclusion Bibliography Index