Religion in the contemporary world : a sociological introduction / Alan Aldridge.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: Cambridge ; Malden, MA : Polity, 2007.Edition: 2nd edDescription: ix, 242 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780745634043 (hbk.)
  • 0745634044 (hbk.)
  • 0745634052 (pbk.)
  • 9780745634050 (pbk.)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BL 60 .A53 2007
Contents:
Religion and the challenge of diversity -- Defining religion: social conflicts and sociological debates -- Varieties of religious movement -- Secularization: the social insignificance of religion? -- Secularization challenged: a new paradigm? -- Fundamentalism -- Civil religion and political ritual -- Brainwashing, consumer protection and the state -- Religious identity and meaning in consumer society.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-238) and index.

Religion and the challenge of diversity -- Defining religion: social conflicts and sociological debates -- Varieties of religious movement -- Secularization: the social insignificance of religion? -- Secularization challenged: a new paradigm? -- Fundamentalism -- Civil religion and political ritual -- Brainwashing, consumer protection and the state -- Religious identity and meaning in consumer society.

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