Despite constituting a fairly small proportion of the U.S. population - roughly 5 percent - Asian Americans are a widely diverse group with equally heterogeneous religious beliefs and traditions. This encyclopedia provides a single source for authoritative information on the Asi…
"Until the 1950s and 1960s Newfoundland was characterized by an electoral map drawn to denominational specifications, with cabinet and civil service positions allocated on a per capita sectarian basis, and government expenditures divided according to denominational proportions o…
"Until the 1950s and 1960s Newfoundland was characterized by an electoral map drawn to denominational specifications, with cabinet and civil service positions allocated on a per capita sectarian basis, and government expenditures divided according to denominational proportions o…
Welche Rolle nehmen Religionsgemeinschaften und ihre (religiösen) Überzeugungen in der Öffentlichkeit der spätmodernen, liberalen Gesellschaft ein?Die Beiträge des Bandes beleuchten das weit verzweigte Geflecht von Religion, Öffentlichkeit und Moderne aus den Perspektiven von Th…
Bringing together perspectives from the principal social sciences of religion, this encyclopedia give an overview of the globalization of religious culture and society around the world in both its historical and contemporary aspects.
“Discussions of the Arab world, particularly the Gulf States, increasingly focus on sectarianism and autocratic rule. These features are often attributed to the dominance of monarchs, Islamists, oil, and 'ancient hatreds'. To understand their rise, however, one has to turn to a …
This book investigates how the military conflict between Russia and Ukraine has affected the religious situation in these countries. It considers threats to and violations of religious freedom, including those arising in annexed Crimea and in the eastern part of Ukraine, where f…
The 1950s religious boom was organized around the male-breadwinner lifestyle in the burgeoning postwar suburbs. But since the 1950s, family life has been fundamentally reconfigured in the United States. How do religion and family fit together today? This book examines how religi…
The 1950s religious boom was organized around the male-breadwinner lifestyle in the burgeoning postwar suburbs. But since the 1950s, family life has been fundamentally reconfigured in the United States. How do religion and family fit together today? This book examines how religi…
A classroom perennial and essential reference, America's Religions lays out the background, beliefs, practices, and leaders of the nation's religious movements and denominations. The fourth edition, thoroughly revised and updated by Peter W. Williams, draws on the latest scholar…
A classroom perennial and essential reference, America's Religions lays out the background, beliefs, practices, and leaders of the nation's religious movements and denominations. The fourth edition, thoroughly revised and updated by Peter W. Williams, draws on the latest scholar…