The Oxford Handbook of the Sociology of Religion 1st Edition by Peter Clarke ISBN 0199588961 9780199588961

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ISBN 10: 0199588961

ISBN 13: 9780199588961

Author:  Peter Clarke 

The Oxford Handbook of the Sociology of Religion 1st Edition: The Oxford Handbook of the Sociology of Religion draws on the expertise of an international team of scholars providing both an entry point into the sociological study and understanding of religion and an in-depth survey into its changing forms and content in the contemporary world. The role and impact of religion and spirituality on the politics, culture, education and health in the modern world is rigorously discussed and debated. The study of the sociology of religion forges interdisciplinary links to explore aspects of continuity and change in the contemporary interface between society and religion. Using a combination of theoretical, methodological and content-led approaches, the fifty-seven contributors collectively emphasise the complex relationships between religion and aspects of life from scientific research to law, ecology to art, music to cognitive science, crime to institutional health care and more. The developing character of religion, irreligion and atheism and the impact of religious diversity on social cohesion are explored. An overview of current scholarship in the field is provided in each themed chapter with an emphasis on encouraging new thinking and reflection on familiar and emergent themes to stimulate further debate and scholarship. The resulting essay collection provides an invaluable resource for research and teaching in this diverse discipline.

 

The Oxford Handbook of the Sociology of Religion 1st Edition Table of contents:

• Part I: Theory: Classical, Modern, and Postmodern

  • The sighted Muse
  • Envisioning Troy
  • Homer’s Trojan theater

• Part II: Method

  • Methodology in the sociology of religion
  • Conceptual models in the study of religion
  • Defining religion: A social science approach
  • A critical view of cognitive science’s attempt to explain religion and its development

• Part III: Religion and Boundaries—Morality, Science, Irreligion, Art, and Embodiment (Trance)

  • Science and religion
  • Atheism
  • Religion and morality
  • The contemporary convergence of art and religion
  • The social roots and meaning of trance and possession

• Part IV: Religion and the State, the Nation, the Law

  • Religion and the state
  • Religion and nationalism
  • Religion and the law: An interactionist view
  • The socio-cultural and socio-religious origins of human rights

• Part V: Globalization, Fundamentalism, Migration, and Religious Diversity

  • Globalization, theocratization, and politicized civil religion
  • Religious fundamentalism
  • Migration and the globalization of religion
  • Religious diversity

• Part VI: Religious Collectivities and the Status and Role of Religious Professionals (The Clergy)

  • Church-sect-cult: Constructing typologies of religious groups
  • Sects in Islam
  • Congregations: Local, social, and religious
  • The sociology of the clergy

• Part VII: Secularization and the Reproduction and Transmission of Religion

  • The meaning and scope of secularization
  • Generations and religion
  • Religion and family
  • The reproduction and transmission of religion
  • Religion and ritual: A multi-perspectival approach
  • Religion and the media
  • Religion and the internet

• Part VIII: Religious Change—New Religions and New Spiritualities, Esotericism, and Implicit Religion

  • New religions as a specialist field of study
  • Unchurched spirituality
  • Spiritualities of life
  • The sociology of esotericism
  • Implicit religion

• Part IX: Religion and Ecology, Health, Social Issues, and Violence

  • Religion and ecology
  • Religion, spirituality, and health: An institutional approach
  • The role of religious institutions in responding to crime and delinquency
  • Religion and altruism
  • Religious violence
  • Girard, religion, violence, and modern martyrdom
  • Religion and social problems: A new theoretical perspective
  • Religion and social problems: Individual and institutional responses

• Part X: Teaching the Sociology of Religion

  • The teacher of religion as ethnographer
  • Ethnography/religion: Explorations in field and classroom

 

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