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Pages: 208
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Categories: Social Science
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In this book, based on lectures that the author was invited to deliver in Japan, Bryan Wilson traces the dominant contours of religion as perceived by the socio
Religion and Knowledge
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Authors: Dr Elisabeth Arweck
Categories: Philosophy
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-12-28 - Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

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Religions have always been associated with particular forms of knowledge, often knowledge accorded special significance and sometimes knowledge at odds with pre
Gods in the Global Village
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Authors: Lester R. Kurtz
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-04-01 - Publisher: SAGE Publications

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In a world plagued by religious conflict, how can the various religious and secular traditions coexist peacefully on the planet? And, what role does sociology p
The Sociology of Religion
Language: en
Pages: 465
Authors: George Lundskow
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008-06-10 - Publisher: SAGE Publications

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Using a lively narrative, The Sociology of Religion is an insightful text that investigates the facts of religion in all its great diversity, including its prac
Religion in Today's World
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Authors: Melissa M. Wilcox
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Religion is a major force in contemporary society. It is also one of the least understood social and political influences on individuals and communities. In thi