Title: Sociological Theory and the Question of Religion
Abstract: Contents: Introduction: Thinking theoretically in the sociology of religion, Andrew McKinnon and Marta Trzebiatowska. Part I The State of the Art and Science of the Sociology of Religion: Thinking sociologically about religion: a step change in the debate?, Grace Davie What sort of social theory would benefit the sociology of religion?, Steve Bruce. Part II History and Religion: The axial age religions: the debate and its legacy for contemporary sociology, Bryan S. Turner Hope and religion, David Lehmann The sacramental mechanism: religion and the civilizing process in Christian western Europe with particular reference to the Peace of God movement and its aftermath, Andrew McKinnon. Part III Religion and Modernity: Religion and monetary culture in the sociology of Georg Simmel, Dominika Motak Putting baby back in the bath: theorising modernity for the contemporary sociology of religion, Andrew Dawson. Part IV Ethnographies of Listening to Churches: Aesthetics and Rationality: Playing the sensual card in churches: studying the aestheticization of religion, Anne Margit Lovland and Pal Repstad Listening subjects, rationality and modernity, Anna Strhan. Part V Power, Gender and Discourse: Critical discourse analysis and critical sociology of religion, Titus Hjelm Beyond habitus: researching gender and religion through the ontology of social relations, Marta Trzebiatowska. Index.
Publication Year: 2016
Publication Date: 2016-04-01
Language: en
Type: book
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