Religion
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23565258 |
|---|---|
| Authors | A Possamai (0000-0002-2825-936X, Western Sydney University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Pages | 1-4 |
| Publication date | 2017-12-04 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social Theory (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781118430873.est0312 |
| OpenAlex | W4248830309 |
| ISBN | 9781118430873 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 11 |
This entry covers the social theory of Durkheim, Marx, and Weber on religion, with a focus on the notion of magic, the sacred–profane dichotomy, and secularization. It also discusses the current re‐emergence of religion in the public sphere and introduces new social theories such as those on postsecularism and multiple modernities.
Epistemology · Focus (optics) · MAGIC (telescope) · Political science · Public sphere · Secularization · Social science · Social theory · Sociology · Law · Philosophy · Religion and Society Interactions · Religion, Society, and Development · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Religious studies
Religion in a Post‐Secular Society
The Functional Theory of Religion
Sex, Death and Witchcraft
Rethinking secularization
The Oxford Handbook of the Sociology of Religion
Religion and the State
Mapping Religion and Spirituality in a Postsecular World
Social Theory and Religion
Religion in the Public Sphere
A (Post-) Secular Age
The Elementary Forms of Religious Life
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |