A Comparative Sociology of World Religions: Virtuosi, Priests, and Popular Religion - Hardcover

9780814798041: A Comparative Sociology of World Religions: Virtuosi, Priests, and Popular Religion
View all copies of this ISBN edition:
 
 

A Sociology of World Religions presents a comparative analysis of the world's religions, focusing on the differences and interrelationships between religious elites and lay masses. In each case the volume contextualizes how the relationships between these two religious forms fit within, and are influenced by, the wider socio-political environment.

After introducing the book's major themes, the volume introduces and builds upon an analysis of Weber's model of religious action, drawing on Durkheim, Marxist scholars, and the work of contemporary sociologists and anthropolgists. The following chapters each focus on major religious cultures, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Catholicism, Protestantism, Islam, Judaism, and the religions of China and Japan. This ambitious project is the first to offer a comparison of the popular, or folk, forms of religion around the world.

Sharot's accessible introductions to each of the world religions, synthesizing a vast literature on popular religion from sociology, anthropology, and historians of religion, make the project ideal for course use. His comparative approach and original analyses will prove rewarding even for experts on each of the world religions.

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

About the Author:

Stephen Sharot is Professor of Sociology at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, and has been Visiting Associate Professor of Sociology at Chapel Hill, and at SUNY Stony Brook. He is the author of Judaism: A Sociology and Messianism, Mysticism, and Magic: A Sociological Analysis of Jewish Religious Movements (winner of the Kenneth B. Smilen/Present Tense Literary Award) and coauthor of Ethnicity, Religion, and Class in Israeli Society.

Review:

”The many books on the world's religions typically emphasize doctrine ( religion "in the air"), while sociology of religion books typically emphasize behavior (religion ‘on the ground’). Stephen Sharot does both in this masterful study, the product of many years of research. His book should have great classroom potential as well as a prominent place on religion scholars' bookshelves."

-Phillip Hammond D. Mackenzie Brown,Professor of Religious Studies, Department of Religious Studies, University of California Santa Barbara

"Sharot makes a substantial contribution to the maturation of the comparative sociology of religion. A distinctive feature of the book is its accent on popular religion, a much studied phenomenon these days."

-Martin Marty

"This book belongs in libraries of all sorts. It strikes me as a paradigm of analytical comprehension that should set a standard for the field."

-Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion,September 2002

"..the book reads smoothly and continues to engage the reader's attention. This book belongs in libraries of all sorts. It strikes me as a paradigm of analytical comprehension that should set a standard for the field."

-Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion,September 2002

"A triumphant success—of well-marshalled resources, careful argument, and lucid discussion. Sharot brings to his work a daunting—indeed dazzling—armoury of cross-cultural scholarship, impressively matched by rigorous, sustained and penetrating analysis. The book is not only a monumental contribution to our understanding of religion world-wide, but is also an exemplary exploitation of the insights of sociological analysis when applied to widely diverse cultural phenomena."

-Bryan Wilson,Emeritus Fellow of All Souls, University of Oxford, U.K., and author of Religion in Sociological Perspective

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

  • PublisherNYU Press
  • Publication date2001
  • ISBN 10 0814798047
  • ISBN 13 9780814798041
  • BindingHardcover
  • Number of pages353
  • Rating

Other Popular Editions of the Same Title

9780814798058: A Comparative Sociology of World Religions: Virtuosi, Priests, and Popular Religion

Featured Edition

ISBN 10:  ISBN 13:  9780814798058
Publisher: NYU Press, 2001
Softcover

Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace

Seller Image

Sharot, Stephen
Published by NYU Press (2001)
ISBN 10: 0814798047 ISBN 13: 9780814798041
New Hardcover Quantity: 10
Seller:
booksXpress
(Bayonne, NJ, U.S.A.)

Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. Seller Inventory # 9780814798041

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 98.75
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: FREE
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Sharot, Stephen
Published by NYU Press (2001)
ISBN 10: 0814798047 ISBN 13: 9780814798041
New Hardcover Quantity: > 20
Seller:
Lucky's Textbooks
(Dallas, TX, U.S.A.)

Book Description Condition: New. Seller Inventory # ABLIING23Feb2416190232351

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 105.16
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: US$ 3.99
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Seller Image

Sharot, Stephen
Published by NYU Press (2001)
ISBN 10: 0814798047 ISBN 13: 9780814798041
New Hardcover Quantity: 5
Seller:
GreatBookPrices
(Columbia, MD, U.S.A.)

Book Description Condition: New. Seller Inventory # 216050-n

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 127.08
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: US$ 2.64
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Stephen Sharot
Published by New York University Press (2001)
ISBN 10: 0814798047 ISBN 13: 9780814798041
New Hardcover Quantity: > 20
Print on Demand
Seller:
PBShop.store US
(Wood Dale, IL, U.S.A.)

Book Description HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000. Seller Inventory # L1-9780814798041

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 129.81
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: FREE
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Stephen Sharot
Published by NYU Press (2001)
ISBN 10: 0814798047 ISBN 13: 9780814798041
New Hardcover Quantity: > 20
Print on Demand
Seller:
Ria Christie Collections
(Uxbridge, United Kingdom)

Book Description Condition: New. PRINT ON DEMAND Book; New; Fast Shipping from the UK. No. book. Seller Inventory # ria9780814798041_lsuk

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 127.06
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: US$ 12.60
From United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Seller Image

Sharot, Stephen
Published by NYU Press (2001)
ISBN 10: 0814798047 ISBN 13: 9780814798041
New Hardcover Quantity: 5
Seller:
GreatBookPricesUK
(Castle Donington, DERBY, United Kingdom)

Book Description Condition: New. Seller Inventory # 216050-n

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 127.05
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: US$ 18.93
From United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Stephen Sharot
Published by New York University Press (2001)
ISBN 10: 0814798047 ISBN 13: 9780814798041
New Hardcover Quantity: > 20
Print on Demand
Seller:
PBShop.store UK
(Fairford, GLOS, United Kingdom)

Book Description HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000. Seller Inventory # L1-9780814798041

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 127.74
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: US$ 31.56
From United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Stephen Sharot
Published by New York University Press (2001)
ISBN 10: 0814798047 ISBN 13: 9780814798041
New Hardcover Quantity: > 20
Print on Demand
Seller:
THE SAINT BOOKSTORE
(Southport, United Kingdom)

Book Description Hardback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days. Seller Inventory # C9780814798041

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 149.76
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: US$ 11.30
From United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Seller Image

Sharot, Stephen
Published by NEW YORK UNIV PR (2001)
ISBN 10: 0814798047 ISBN 13: 9780814798041
New Hardcover Quantity: > 20
Seller:
moluna
(Greven, Germany)

Book Description Condition: New. This text presents comparative analysis of the world s religions, focusing on the differences and interrelationships between religious elites and lay masses. This project offers a comparison of the popular, or folk, forms of religion around the world. Seller Inventory # 595048857

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 125.71
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: US$ 52.87
From Germany to U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds