Malcolm B. Hamilton

The Sociology of Religion (eBook, ePUB)

Theoretical and Comparative Perspectives

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Juni 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134976256
• Artikelnr.: 42718623

Autorenporträt

Malcolm Hamilton is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Sociology at the University of Reading. Other publications include Sociology and the World's Religions, Democratic Socialism in Britain and Sweden and Class and Inequality in Comparative Perspective.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface to the second edition
1. Introduction
2. Religion and reason
3. Magic
4. Religion and emotion
5. Buddhism
6. Religion and ideology: Karl Marx
7. The coming of the millennium
8. Religion and solidarity: Emile Durkheim
9. The birth of the gods
10. Religion and solidarity: the functionalists
11. Taboos and rituals
12. Religion and rationality: Max Weber
13. The Protestant ethic debate
14. Religion and meaning
15. Secularisation
16. Religion and rational choice
17. Sects
cults and movements
18. Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index