| Religions in Global Society Contributor(s): Beyer, Peter (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415393191 ISBN-13: 9780415393195 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $66.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2006 Annotation: Saying the word "religion" in today's world evokes a bewildering and often contradictory variety of images and attitudes. From the Dalai Lama to Falun Gong, from mosque to temple, "religion" covers a multitude of practices, worldviews and cosmologies. This book, by a distinguished sociologist of religion, offers a way of understanding religion in contemporary global society, by analyzing it as a dimension of the historical process of globalization. Written with exceptional clarity, it introduces theories of globalization, show how they can be applied to world religions, and illustrates the discussion with examples ranging from Islam and Hinduism to African traditional religions and new age spirituality. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology Of Religion |
| Dewey: 306.6 |
| LCCN: 2005028198 |
| Physical Information: 0.74" H x 6.22" W x 9.24" (1.15 lbs) 324 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Peter Beyer, a distinguished sociologist of religion, presents a way of understanding religion in a contemporary global society - by analyzing it as a dimension of the historical process of globalization. Introducing theories of globalization and showing how they can be applied to world religions, Beyer reveals the nature of the contested category of 'religion' what it means, what it includes and what it implies in the world today. Written with exceptional clarity and illustrated with lively and diverse examples ranging from Islam and Hinduism to African traditional religions and new age spirituality, this is a fascinating overview of how religion has developed in a globalized society. It is recommended reading for students taking courses on sociology of religion, religion and globalization, and religion and modernity. |