Religion and modern society citizenship, secularisation, and the state / Bryan S. Turner.

Author/creator Turner, Bryan S.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoCambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press,
Descriptionxxvii, 344 p. ; 24 cm.
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Contents Religion, religions and the body -- Emile Durkheim and the classification of religion -- Max Weber and comparative religion -- Talcott Parsons and the expressive revolution -- Mary Douglas and modern primitives -- Pierre Bourdieu and religious practice -- The secularisation thesis -- Legal pluralism, religion and multiculturalism -- Managing religions : liberal and authoritarian states -- Religious speech : on ineffable communication -- Spiritualities : the media, feminism, and consumerism -- Religion, globalisation and cosmopolitanism -- Civil religion, citizenship and the business cycle -- The globalisation of piety.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 298-332) and index.
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LCCN 2010033391
ISBN9780521858649 (hardback)
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