| Sociology and the World's Religions 1998 Edition Contributor(s): Hamilton, M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312211708 ISBN-13: 9780312211707 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 1998 Annotation: Sociological and related studies of systems of religion tend to be fragmented. This book brings together and assesses a diverse range of substantive sociological, anthropological and social-psychological scholarship dealing with the broad spectrum of religious belief, experience and behavior from the work of anthropologists on the religions of tribal and pre-industrial peoples to explorations of the origins, development and impact of the great world religions. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology Of Religion - Social Science | Sociology - General - Education | Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects |
| Dewey: 306.6 |
| LCCN: 97040504 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.45" W x 8.53" (0.78 lbs) 273 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Sociological and related studies of systems of religion tend to be fragmented. This book brings together and assesses a diverse range of substantive sociological, anthropological and social-psychological scholarship dealing with the broad spectrum of religious belief, experience and behaviour from the work of anthropologists on the religions of tribal and pre-industrial peoples to explorations of the origins, development and impact of the great world religions. The book will have particular appeal not only in the fields of sociology, social anthropology, but also religious studies. |