01877nam a22001817a 4500020001800000082001700018100002200035245012400057250001700181260003100198300004000229520130000269546001301569650004701582650002701629650001301656700002601669  a9781032002590  a306.6bFUR-I  aFurseth, Ingerq   aAn Introduction to the Sociology of Religion:bClassical and Contemporary Perspectives/cInger Furseth and Pal Repstad.  a2nd Edition.  aLondon:bRoutledge,c2024.  a318p.bInclude Index and Reference.  aWhat are religion and nonreligion? How do fundamentalism and religious radicalization emerge and grow? How do social class, gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, and other factors affect religious beliefs, practices, and organizations? Is religion a fundamental driving force or do political leaders use religion for their own purposes? In exploring these pertinent questions, An Introduction to the Sociology of Religion provides an overview of sociological theories of contemporary religious life.

Theoretical discussion is accompanied by presentations of empirical research from several religious traditions in many parts of the world. The sociology of religion is linked closely to developments in general sociology. Some chapters are organized according to topic, while others offer brief presentations of classical and contemporary sociologists from Karl Marx to Patricia Hill Collins and their perspectives on social life, including on religion. This second edition has been thoroughly updated throughout with new chapters on religion and social inequalities, social and religious movements, and extremism.
Covering classical sociology of religion as well as contemporary debates and topics, this book is ideal reading for students approaching the sociology of religion for the first time.  aEnglish.  aReligion  vReligion, PrimitivexReligions  aSocialism and religion  aTheology  aPal Repstad.eAuthor.