Social theory and religion [electronic resource] /
James A. Beckford.
- Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003.
- 1 online resource (ix, 252 p.)
Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-246) and index.
Introduction -- 1. Religion: a social constructionist approach -- 2. Secularisation -- 3. The vagaries of religious pluralism -- 4. Globalisation and religion -- 5. Social theory and religious movements -- 6. Constructing religion, self and society.