Social theory and religion

James A. Beckford

Many aspects of religion are puzzling these days. This 2003 book looks at ways of improving our understanding of religious change by strengthening the links between social theory and the social scientific study of religion. It clarifies the social processes involved in constructing religion and non-religion in public and private life. Taking illustrations of the importance of these boundaries from studies of secularisation, religious diversity, globalisation, religious movements and self-identity, Beckford reviews social scientific knowledge about religion and assesses the strengths and weaknesses of a wide range of theoretical attempts to account for religious change and continuity. The discussion goes in two directions. The first is towards identifying ways in which studies of religion would benefit from taking better account of themes in recent social theory. The second is towards identifying reasons for social theorists to pay more attention to the findings of empirical investigations of religion.

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Many aspects of religion are puzzling these days. This 2003 book looks at ways of improving our understanding of religious change by strengthening the links between social theory and the social scientific study of religion. It clarifies the social processes involved in constructing religion and non-religion in public and private life. Taking illustrations of the importance of these boundaries from studies of secularisation, religious diversity, globalisation, religious movements and self-identity, Beckford reviews social scientific knowledge about religion and assesses the strengths and weaknesses of a wide range of theoretical attempts to account for religious change and continuity. The discussion goes in two directions. The first is towards identifying ways in which studies of religion would benefit from taking better account of themes in recent social theory. The second is towards identifying reasons for social theorists to pay more attention to the findings of empirical investigations of religion.

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[目次]

  • Introduction
  • 1. Religion: a social constructionist approach
  • 2. Secularisation
  • 3. The vagaries of religious pluralism
  • 4. Globalisation and religion
  • 5. Social theory and religious movements
  • 6. Constructing religion, self and society.

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[目次]

  • Introduction
  • 1. Religion: a social constructionist approach
  • 2. Secularisation
  • 3. The vagaries of religious pluralism
  • 4. Globalisation and religion
  • 5. Social theory and religious movements
  • 6. Constructing religion, self and society.

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この本の情報

書名 Social theory and religion
著作者等 Beckford, James A.
出版元 Cambridge University Press
刊行年月 2003
ページ数 ix, 252 p.
大きさ 24 cm
ISBN 9780521773362
9780521774314
NCID BA64255355
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言語 英語
出版国 イギリス
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