| Description |
ix, 278 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
The Sociological Definition of Religion -- The Historical-Philosophical Background -- The Universal Religion of Auguste Comte (1798-1857) -- Tocqueville (1805-1859): Religion and Democracy -- Bergson (1859-1941): Religion and "Elan Vital" -- The Contribution of Anthropology -- Durkheim's (1858-1917) Religious Forms -- Weber's (1864-1920) Universal Religions -- Religiosity and Religion in Simmel (1858-1918) -- Freud (1856-1939): The Psychic Dimension of Religion -- Religion in William James's (1842-1910) Psychosocial Perspective -- Religion as Universal -- The Macrosociological Approach -- The Historical-Cultural Dynamics -- The Frankfurt School and Religion -- The New European Perspectives -- The Socioanthropological Perspectives -- Secularization -- Religious Pluralism -- Civil Religion in Robert Bellah (1927-) -- North American Trends -- The European Trends -- Religion as Function in the Work of Niklas Luhmann (1927-1998) -- The New Religious Movements |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-269) and indexes |
| Subject |
Religion and sociology.
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| LC no. |
00027071 |
| ISBN |
0202305910 (alk. paper) |
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0202305929 (paperback: alk. paper) |
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