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1 online resource (250 pages). |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Theory, culture & society
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Theory, culture & society (Unnumbered)
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 228-245) and index. |
Summary |
Beyer explores some of the key issues in understanding the shape of religion today, including religion as culture and as social system, pure and applied religion, privatized and publicly influential religion, and liberal versus conservative religions. He goes on to apply these issues to five contemporary illustrative cases. |
Contents |
Introduction : Religion in global society -- pt. 1. Theory and concepts. Four approaches to globalization -- Socio-cultural particularism in a global society -- Systematic religion in global society -- Religion and social movements in global society -- pt. 2. Case studies. Religion in global society : five contemporary cases. The New Christian Right in the United States -- The liberation theological movement in Latin America -- The Islamic revolution in Iran -- New religious Zionism in Israel -- Religious environmentalism. |
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Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Religion and sociology.
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Religion and sociology. |
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Religion and international relations.
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Religion and international relations. |
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Religion and culture.
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Religion and culture. |
Indexed Term |
Society Role of Religion |
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Electronic books.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Beyer, Peter. Religion and globalization. London, U.K. ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, 1994 0803989164 (DLC) 93085822 (OCoLC)30475034 |
ISBN |
9781848609372 (electronic book) |
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184860937X (electronic book) |
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0585354383 (electronic book) |
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9780585354385 (electronic book) |
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9781446222294 (ebook) |
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1446222292 (ebook) |
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0803989164 |
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9780803989160 |
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0803989172 (paperback) |
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9780803989177 (paperback) |
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