2nd Edition
An Introduction to the Sociology of Religion Classical and Contemporary Perspectives
1. Sociological perspectives on religion
2. Religion and nonreligion - definitions and dimensions
3. Classical sociologists and their theories of religion
4. Religion in contemporary sociology and cultural analysis
5. Great narratives: Modernity, postmodernity, secularization, and globalisation
6. Individual religiosity and nonreligiosity
7. Race, ethnicity, and religion
8. Religion, gender, and sexuality
9. Religion and social class
10. Religious organizations - typologies and processes
11. Social and religious movements, radicalization, and violence
12. Religion, nation, state, and politics
Index
Biography
Inger Furseth is a Professor in Sociology at the University of Oslo, Norway.
Pål Repstad is a Professor Emeritus in Sociology of Religion at the University of Agder, Norway.
