Religion and modern society

Turner, Bryan S.

Religion and modern society citizenship, secularisation and the state / [electronic resource] : Bryan S. Turner. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011. - 1 online resource (xxvii, 344 p.)

Includes bibliographical references (p. 298-332) and index.

Introduction: the state of the sociology of religion -- 1. Religion, religions and the body -- 2. Emile Durkheim and the classification of religion -- 3. Max Weber and comparative religion -- 4. Talcott Parsons and the expressive revolution -- 5. Mary Douglas and modern primitives -- 6. Pierre Bourdieu and religious practice -- 7. The secularization thesis -- 8. Legal pluralism, religion and multiculturalism -- 9. Managing religions: liberal and authoritarian states -- 10. Religious speech: on ineffable communication -- 11. Spiritualities: the media, feminism and consumerism -- 12. Religion, globalization and cosmopolitanism -- 13. Civil religion, citizenship and the business cycle -- 14. The globalization of piety.

9781139076869 (electronic bk.) 1139076868 (electronic bk.)


Religion and sociology.
Religion and state.
Secularism.
Globalization--Religious aspects.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion


Electronic books.

BL60 / .T85 2011eb

306.6