Titre :	Religion : the social context
Type de document :	texte imprimé
Auteurs :	Meredith B. McGuire, Auteur
Editeur :	Belmont, Calif. : Wadsworth Pub. Co.
Année de publication :	c1992
Importance :	X, 340 p.
Format :	24 cm
ISBN/ISSN/EAN :	978-0-534-16968-8
Note générale :	Includes bibliographical references and Index.
Langues :	Anglais (eng) Langues originales : Anglais (eng)
Catégories :	Religion and sociology
Index. décimale :	BL 60
Résumé :	Drawing from the work of theorists of a wide ideological range, McGuire provides and integrative framework in which to examine key issues in the sociology of religion.
Note de contenu :	Preface. The sociological perspective on religion. The provision of meaning and belonging. The individual's religion. Official and nonofficial religion. Official and nonofficial religion. The dynamics of religious collectivities. Religion, social cohesion, and conflict. The impact of religion on social change. Religion in the modern world. Epilogue. Appendices. References. Author index. Subject index.

Religion : the social context [texte imprimé] / Meredith B. McGuire, Auteur . - Belmont, Calif. : Wadsworth Pub. Co., c1992 . - X, 340 p. ; 24 cm.
ISBN : 978-0-534-16968-8
Includes bibliographical references and Index.
Langues : Anglais (eng) Langues originales : Anglais (eng)

Catégories :	Religion and sociology
Index. décimale :	BL 60
Résumé :	Drawing from the work of theorists of a wide ideological range, McGuire provides and integrative framework in which to examine key issues in the sociology of religion.
Note de contenu :	Preface. The sociological perspective on religion. The provision of meaning and belonging. The individual's religion. Official and nonofficial religion. Official and nonofficial religion. The dynamics of religious collectivities. Religion, social cohesion, and conflict. The impact of religion on social change. Religion in the modern world. Epilogue. Appendices. References. Author index. Subject index.