The sociology of religion : a critical agenda /
By: Davie, Grace
Material type: BookEdition: Second edition.Description: xxiii, 304 pages ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781849205870 (pbk.); 1849205876 (pbk.); 9781849205863 (hbk.); 1849205868 (hbk.)Subject(s): Religion and sociologyDDC classification: 306.6 Online resources: Inhaltsverzeichnis | Location MapItem type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 306.6 DA SO (Browse shelf) | Available | T0023198 |
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First published 2007.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-284) and index.
Part I: Theoretical perspectives. Common sources/different pathways -- Secularization: process and theory -- Rational choice theory -- Modernity: a single or plural construct? -- Methodological challenges -- Part II: Substantive issues. Mainstream religions in the Western world -- Minorities and margins -- Demanding attention: fundamentalisms in the modern world -- Globalization and the study of religion -- Religion and the everyday -- Conclusion: revisiting the agenda.