Luhmann, Niklas,  1927-1998, <br/><br/>
A systems theory of religion  [electronic resource] / 
Niklas Luhmann ; Edited by André Kieserling ; Translated by David A. Brenner with Adrian Hermann. 
 - 1 online resource (303 pages. 
 - Cultural memory in the present .
 - Cultural memory in the present. .
<br/><br/> "Originally published in German under the title Die Religion der Gesellschaft." 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Cover; Series Page; Contents; Editor's Note; 1. Religion as a Form of Meaning; 2. Coding; 3. The Function of Religion; 4. The Contingency Formula "God"; 5. The Differentiation of Religious Communication; 6. Religious Organizations; 7. The Evolution of Religion; 8. Secularization; 9. Self-Description; Notes; Index. 
<br/><br/> A Systems Theory of Religion, still unfinished at Niklas Luhmann's death in 1998, was first published in German two years later thanks to the editorial work of André Kieserling. One of Luhmann's most important projects, it exemplifies his later work while redefining the subject matter of the sociology of religion. Religion, for Luhmann, is one of the many functionally differentiated social systems that make up modern society. All such subsystems consist entirely of communications and all are ""autopoietic, "" which is to say, self-organizing and self-generating. Here, Luhmann expla. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>080478793X 9780804787932 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>40021618508 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Religion and sociology.<br/>Social systems.<br/>System theory.<br/>Religion and sociology.<br/>Social systems.<br/>System theory.<br/>Religion and sociology.<br/>Social systems.<br/>System theory.<br/>POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Cultural Policy<br/>SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural<br/>SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BL60  / .L83513 2013 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>306.6