Sociology of Religion - Softcover

Cipriani, Roberto

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1412854679 ISBN 13: 9781412854672

Publisher: Routledge, 2015

Synopsis

Sociology of Religion represents a documented introduction to the history of sociological thought as applied to religious phenomena. It examines both the substantive and functional definitions of religion that are more open, pluralistic, and not inscribed in a single explanatory horizon or within a single confessional perspective. The contributors’ concerns are carefully written to show all sides of the argument.

Roberto Cipriani argues for the simple definition that the sociology of religion is an application of sociological theories and methods to religious phenomena. Historically, close ties between sociology and the sociology of religion exist. The slow and uneven development of theory and methods affects the sociology of religion’s development, but the latter has also benefited from increasing precision and scientific validity. Other sociological writers agree and disagree about different approaches. Some assume it is a militantly confessional or anti-confessional; others remain neutral within their work.

About this title

About the Author:

Roberto Cipriani is professor of sociology at Roma Tre University in Rome, Italy. He served as president of the European Council of National Associations of Sociology and the Italian Association of Sociology, and editor-in-chief of International Sociology.

Howard G. Schneiderman is professor in the Department of Anthropology and Sociology at Lafayette College.

 

Wallace K. Ferguson (1902–1983) held the J.B. Smallman Chair in History at the University of Western Ontario.

Language Notes:

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Italian

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1412854679
• ISBN 13: 9781412854672
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 330