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Cultural sociology - or the sociology of culture - has grown from a minority interest in the 1970s to become one of the largest and most vibrant areas within sociology globally. In The SAGE Handbook of Cultural Sociology, a global range of experts explore the theory, methodology and innovations that make up this ever-expanding field. The Handbook's 40 original chapters have been organised into five thematic sections: Theoretical Paradigms Major Methodological Perspectives Domains of Inquiry Cultural Sociology in Contexts Cultural Sociology and Other Analytical Approaches Both comprehensive and current, The SAGE Handbook of Cultural Sociology will be an essential reference tool for both advanced students and scholars across sociology, cultural studies and media studies.
Cultural Sociology of Religion and Beliefs
Cultural Sociology of Religion and Beliefs
INTRODUCTION
The primary issue at the heart of both the sociology of religion and the cultural sociology of religion is: What is the role of religion in our contemporary world? Cultural sociologists and sociologists of religion approach this question in a variety of ways, but they are rooted above all in the broad, ‘functionalist’ conceptualization of religion of Émile Durkheim and the narrower, more ‘substantive’ one of Max Weber. This is not to say that the question as to the role of religion in our contemporary world cannot be answered in a variety of ‘non-cultural’ ways too, for instance by focusing on institutional matters (e.g. the political clout of the Catholic Church) or ...
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