Gods in the global village : the world's religions in sociological perspective /: the world's religions in sociological perspective. (2015)
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- Gods in the global village : the world's religions in sociological perspective /: the world's religions in sociological perspective. (2015)
- Main Title:
- Gods in the global village : the world's religions in sociological perspective
- Further Information:
- Note: Lester R. Kurtz.
- Authors:
- Kurtz, Lester R
- Contents:
- Chapter 1: Religious Life in the Global Village; Religion and the Globalization of Social Life; Religion and the Sociological Tradition; Tools of the Trade; Major Themes in the Sociology of Religion; Chapter 2: A Sociological Tour: Turning East; Types of Religious Traditions; Hinduism, or Sanatana Dharma; Buddhism; Religious Life in China and East Asia; Chapter 3: The Tour: Western Religions - Judaism, Christianity, and Islam; Prolegomena: The Ancient Greeks; Judaism; Christianity; Islam; Kinship Network Continuities in Judaism and Islam; The Social Construction of Religious Traditions; The Elementary Forms of Religious Life; Chapter 4: Indigenous Religions; Indigenous Beliefs; Indigenous Rituals; Indigenous Institutions; Indigenous Environmentalism; Chapter 5: The Religious Ethos; Constructing a Religious Ethos; Religion and Identity Construction; Religion and Stratification; Religious Taboo Lines and Ethical Systems; Religion and Sexuality; Religion and Politics; The Ethos of the Global Village; Chapter 6: Modernism and Multiculturalism; From Local to Cosmopolitan; The Challenge of Modernism; Historical Outcomes of the Modernist Crisis; The Modernist Crisis and the Twenty-First Century; The Crisis of Multiculturalism<br />Chapter 7: Religious Movements for a New Century; Civil Religion and Nationalism; Religious Syncretism and Alternative Religious Movements; New Forms of Religiosity; Women’s Movements; Religious Environmental Movements; Constructing and ReconstructingChapter 1: Religious Life in the Global Village; Religion and the Globalization of Social Life; Religion and the Sociological Tradition; Tools of the Trade; Major Themes in the Sociology of Religion; Chapter 2: A Sociological Tour: Turning East; Types of Religious Traditions; Hinduism, or Sanatana Dharma; Buddhism; Religious Life in China and East Asia; Chapter 3: The Tour: Western Religions - Judaism, Christianity, and Islam; Prolegomena: The Ancient Greeks; Judaism; Christianity; Islam; Kinship Network Continuities in Judaism and Islam; The Social Construction of Religious Traditions; The Elementary Forms of Religious Life; Chapter 4: Indigenous Religions; Indigenous Beliefs; Indigenous Rituals; Indigenous Institutions; Indigenous Environmentalism; Chapter 5: The Religious Ethos; Constructing a Religious Ethos; Religion and Identity Construction; Religion and Stratification; Religious Taboo Lines and Ethical Systems; Religion and Sexuality; Religion and Politics; The Ethos of the Global Village; Chapter 6: Modernism and Multiculturalism; From Local to Cosmopolitan; The Challenge of Modernism; Historical Outcomes of the Modernist Crisis; The Modernist Crisis and the Twenty-First Century; The Crisis of Multiculturalism<br />Chapter 7: Religious Movements for a New Century; Civil Religion and Nationalism; Religious Syncretism and Alternative Religious Movements; New Forms of Religiosity; Women’s Movements; Religious Environmental Movements; Constructing and Reconstructing Religious Life; Chapter 8: Religion and Social Conflict; A Theory of Religious Conflict; Religion and the Problem of Violence; Religious Contributions to Nonviolence; Islam and Nonviolence; Chaos or Community?; … (more)
- Edition:
- Fourth edition
- Publisher Details:
- Los Angeles : SAGE
- Publication Date:
- 2015
- Extent:
- 1 online resource
- Subjects:
- 306.6
Religion and sociology
Religions
Religious pluralism - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9781483386454
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781483374123
- Notes:
- Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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