SCM Core Text: Sociology of Religion

by Andrew Dawson

Overview

Sociology of Religion is an increasingly popular component of courses in religious studies at undergraduate level. While most textbooks on the Sociology of Religion are written from a sociological background, this new student-friendly textbook aims to introduce the field and the subjects studied by sociologists of religion to students with a background in theology and religious studies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780334043362
Publisher:	Hymns Ancient & Modern
Publication date:	04/30/2011
Series:	SCM Core Text
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Andrew Dawson is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Politics, Philosophy and Religion, at Lancaster University, UK.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements vii

Introduction ix

1 Settling into the Discipline: Thinking Sociologically 1

2 Religion in Sociological Perspective 19

3 The Classical Legacy: Marx, Durkheim and Weber 36

4 Religion Down and Out? Theories of Secularization 57

5 Neither Down nor Out? Ongoing Religiosity in Modern Society 77

6 Religion, Ideology and Gender 96

7 'In with the New': New Religiosities in Sociological Perspective 113

8 Religion for Sale: Market Dynamics and Contemporary Religiosity 131

9 Religious Fundamentalisms: Religion Ancient and Modern? 150

10 Globalization, Religion and Modernity 168

Bibliography 188

Index 204