Religion and Modern Society : Citizenship, Secularisation and the State.

A unique historical and comparative analysis of the place of religion in the emergence of modern secular society.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Turner, Bryan S.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Leiden : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Subjects:	Religion and sociology. Religion and state. Secularism. Globalization > Religious aspects. sociology of religion. Globalization > Religious aspects Religion and sociology Religion and state Secularism
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Table of Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: the state of the sociology of religion; Defining the field; Globalisation studies; Comparative religious studies and the construction of Buddhism; Conclusion: the end of the social?; Part I: Theoretical frameworks: the problem of religion in sociology; 1 Religion, religions and the body; 2 Emile Durkheim and the classification of religion; 3 Max Weber and comparative religion; 4 Talcott Parsons and the expressive revolution; 5 Mary Douglas and Modern Primitives; 6 Pierre Bou rdieu and religious practice.
Part II: Religion, state and post-secularity7 The secularisation thesis; 8 Legal pluralism, religion and multiculturalism; 9 Managing religions: liberal and authoritarian states; 10 Religious speech: on ineffable communication; 11 Spiritualities: the media, feminism and consumerism; 12 Religion, globalisation and cosmopolitanism; 13 Civil religion, citizenship and the business cycle; 14 The globalisation of piety; References; Index.

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