1st Edition

Religion, Discourse, and Society Towards a Discursive Sociology of Religion

By Marcus Moberg Copyright 2022
248 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

248 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

248 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book focuses on the utility and application of discourse theory and discourse analysis in the sociological study of religious change. It presents an outline of what a ‘discursive sociology of religion’ looks like and brings scholarly attention to the role of language and discourse as a significant component in contemporary processes of religious change. Marcus Moberg addresses the concept of... Read more

Preface

1 Introduction

2 Discourse theory and analysis

3 A three-level discursive approach to "religion" and related categories

4 The "secular" and the "post-secular"

5 Religion, the individual, and individualism

6 Religion in Market Society

Bibliography

Biography

Marcus Moberg is a Professor in the Study of Religions at Åbo Akademi University, Finland.