Religion and globalization

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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.

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Full title :Religion and globalization / Peter Beyer.

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Publication Date:1994.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):SAGE Publications
Place of Publication:London, U.K
Language:eng
Publication Date:1994.

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Description:1 online resource (250 pages)

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ISBN:9781848609372, 184860937X, 0585354383, 9780585354385, 9781446222294, 1446222292
oclc:ocm47011873
LC Classification:BL60
Dewey Decimal:306.6

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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Godsdienst Internationalisatie Kulturwandel Öffentliches Interesse Relations internationales -- Aspect rel… RELIGION Religion -- Aspect social Religion and culture Religion and international relations Religion and sociology Religion et culture Religion et relations internationales Religions -- 20e siècle SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology of Religion Sociale verandering Society Sociologie religieuse Sozialer Wandel Weltgesellschaft