{"product_id":"the-new-blackwell-companion-to-the-sociology-of-religion-isbn-9781119250661","title":"The New Blackwell Companion to the Sociology of Religion","description":"THE NEW BLACKWELL COMPANION TO THE \u003cb\u003eSociology of Religion\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e“…I enjoyed reading this book for its in-depth examination of the complexities of the social forces that are shaping and are being shaped by religious groups around the world. I certainly see this being of theoretical value for researchers engaging the new religious realities of our world.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSociology of Religion: A Quarterly Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“… The new companion is a timely and valuable work, validly updating the original companion and a good addition to the reference shelves of any academic or specialist library.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eReference Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReflecting recent developments in the field, this companion provides a comprehensive introduction to the sociology of religion with a clear emphasis on comparative and historical approaches. Covering all the areas relevant to undergraduate courses in this area, the \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e begins by laying down the anthropological and sociological foundations of the study of religion and their contemporary developments. It continues with an analysis of both traditional and contemporary forms of organization, such as church–sect typologies as well as “megachurches” and modern forms of spirituality. The secularization and post-secular society debates are considered in depth along with the globalization process, fundamentalism, charismatic movements, and revivalism. It also discusses the sociology of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, and religions of China, as well as the areas of American exceptionalism from de Tocqueville onwards, religious nationalism, women and piety movements, and the spirituality of Native American communities. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsidering new developments in social theory and religion, the collection concludes with a discussion of recent work that attempts to understand the future of religion, blending the sociology of modern societies, anthropological ethnography, and philosophical inquiry. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors Introduction: Mapping the Sociology of Religion 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBryan S. Turner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I The Foundations 31\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Sociology of Religion: The Foundations 33\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAndrew McKinnon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Durkheim and After: Religion, Culture, and Politics 52\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWilliam Ramp\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Functional Theory of Religion 76\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eVictor Lidz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Recent Developments in the Anthropology of Religion 103\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSimon Coleman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II From Secularization to Resacralization 123\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Secularization 125\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSteve Bruce\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 American Exceptionalism? 141\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn Torpey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Resacralization 160\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGrace Davie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III New Developments 179\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Rational Choice and the Sociology of Religion 181\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Lehmann\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 The Religious Habitus: Embodiment, Religion, and Sociological Theory 201\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePhilip A. Mellor and Chris Shilling\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Women, Religions, and Feminisms 221\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eFang-Long Shih\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Institutionalization: Old and New Forms 245\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 New Research on Megachurches: Non-denominationalism and Sectarianism 247\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eStephen Ellingson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 The Sociology of Spirituality: Reflections on a Problematic Endeavor 267\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMatthew Wood\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Arguing against Darwinism: Religion, Science, and Public Morality 286\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael S. Evans and John H. Evans\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Sociology of Comparative Religions 309\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 The Sociology of Early Christianity: From History to Theory, and Back Again 311\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJoseph M. Bryant\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Judaism: Covenant, Pluralism, and Piety 340\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAlan Mittleman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Sociology and Anthropology of Islam: A Critical Debate 364\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGabriele Marranci\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Approaches to the Study of Buddhism 388\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCatherine Newell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Sociology of Hinduism 407\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePratap Kumar Penumala\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Religious Awakening in China under Communist Rule: A Political Economy Approach 431\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eFenggang Yang\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Native American Religious Traditions: A Sociological Approach 456\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDennis F. Kelley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI Globalization 475\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Globalization and the Sociology of Religion 477\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLionel Obadia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements in a Global Perspective 498\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAfe Adogame\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Fundamentalism 519\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRichard T. Antoun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Religion, Media, and Globalization 544\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJeremy Stolow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Toward a Sociology of Religious Commodification 563\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePattana Kitiarsa\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Women and Piety Movements 584\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRachel Rinaldo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Religion and Nationalism: A Critical Re-examination 606\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGeneviève Zubrzycki\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VII The Future of Religion 627\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 The Future of Religion 629\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAndrew Wernick\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Religion in a Post-secular Society 649\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eBryan S. Turner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 668\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBRYAN S. TURNER\u003c\/b\u003e is the Presidential Professor of Sociology and Director of the Mellon Committee for the Study of Religion, The Graduate Center, The City University of New York and Director of the Institute for Religion Politics and Society at the Australian Catholic University (Melbourne). He was the Alona Evans Distinguished Visiting Professor at Wellesley College (2009-10). His most recent publications are \u003ci\u003eReligion and Modern Society\u003c\/i\u003e (Cambridge 2011) and \u003ci\u003eThe Religious and the Political \u003c\/i\u003e(Cambridge 2013). With Oscar Salemink, he edited the \u003ci\u003eRoutledge Handbook of Religions in Asia\u003c\/i\u003e (2014). He is the founding editor with John O’Neill of the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Classical Sociology\u003c\/i\u003e (Sage) and with Irfan Ahmad the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Religious and Political Practice\u003c\/i\u003e (Routledge). He received the Max Planck Award in 2015 for research on secularization and modernity: social and religious pluralism, and is a Guest Professor at the University of Potsdam.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e“…I enjoyed reading this book for its in-depth examination of the complexities of the social forces that are shaping and are being shaped by religious groups around the world. I certainly see this being of theoretical value for researchers engaging the new religious realities of our world.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSociology of Religion: A Quarterly Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“… The new companion is a timely and valuable work, validly updating the original companion and a good addition to the reference shelves of any academic or specialist library.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eReference Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReflecting recent developments in the field, this companion provides a comprehensive introduction to the sociology of religion with a clear emphasis on comparative and historical approaches. Covering all the areas relevant to undergraduate courses in this area, the \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e begins by laying down the anthropological and sociological foundations of the study of religion and their contemporary developments. It continues with an analysis of both traditional and contemporary forms of organization, such as church–sect typologies as well as “megachurches” and modern forms of spirituality. The secularization and post-secular society debates are considered in depth along with the globalization process, fundamentalism, charismatic movements, and revivalism. It also discusses the sociology of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, and religions of China, as well as the areas of American exceptionalism from de Tocqueville onwards, religious nationalism, women and piety movements, and the spirituality of Native American communities. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsidering new developments in social theory and religion, the collection concludes with a discussion of recent work that attempts to understand the future of religion, blending the sociology of modern societies, anthropological ethnography, and philosophical inquiry.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990295068901,"sku":"NP9781119250661","price":61.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781119250661.jpg?v=1761787242","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-new-blackwell-companion-to-the-sociology-of-religion-isbn-9781119250661","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}