The Religious and the Political : A Comparative Sociology of Religion
Bryan S. Turner
Bok Engelsk 2013 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Cambridge : Cambridge University Press , 2013
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (294 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I The religious and the political; 1 Fear of diversity: the origin of politics; Introduction: creating diversity; Ancient Greece and the rise of politics; Urban violence; Muslims in Norway; The Manifesto and European multiculturalism; Conclusion: religion in the public sphere; 2 Charisma and church-state relations; Introduction: Max Weber on charisma; The critique of Weber's sociology of charisma; Rethinking charisma; Padre Pio and Mussolini; Conclusion: charisma in the age of celebrity. - 3 City, nation and globe: the rise of the church and the citizenIntroduction: three events; St Augustine and the two cities; The Treaty of Westphalia: religion and modern sovereignty; Hobbes's Westphalian theory of the state; The origins of British citizenship; Citizenship rights versus human rights; Violence and the civilizing process; Conclusion: from citizen to denizen; Part II State management of religion; 4 Religion and kingship: liturgies and royal rituals; Introduction: liturgies; The sociology of monarchy; Shils on centre and periphery; The English problem; Monarchy and celebrity. - 7 Religion, state and legitimacy: three dimensions of authorityIntroduction: defining terms; Carl Schmitt and the crisis of the Weimar regime; Legality and legitimacy; On civil religion; Conclusion: the erosion of legitimacy; Part III Comparative and historical studies; 8 Buddhism and the political: the sangha and the state; Introduction: Max Weber's The religion of India; Weber's characterization of early Buddhism; Weber on acosmic love: Krishna, Arjuna and the Buddha; Conclusion: the political as a calling; 9 Confucianism as state ideology: China. - Centre and peripheryConclusion: religion, royalty and politics; 5 Religion and reproduction: marriage and family; Introduction: sex and death; Sexual citizenship, the state and the status of women; Marriage and legal pluralism: legal debates in the United States; Conclusion: the end of marriage?; 6 Conversion and the state; Introduction: collective identities; Subjectivity, intentionality and conversion; St Augustine and St Paul: the problem of intentionality; Conversions and colonialism; The sociology of conversion; Conclusion: the free will problem. - Introduction: Max Weber on The religion of ChinaConfucianism as secular piety; The shortage economy of religion; Conclusion: the rise and fall of civilizations; 10 Religion, state and Japanese exceptionalism: nihonjinron; Introduction: Japanese uniqueness; The Meiji Restoration and modernization; Globalization theory; Cultural conservatism and nihonjinron literature; Conclusion: shrinking population and declining religion; 11 State and Turkish secularism: the case of the Diyanet; Introduction; Turkish secularism and the Diyanet's role; The Diyanet, Directorate of Religious Affairs. - Religious minorities in Turkey and the Alevi community. - Explores the relationship between religion and politics through a number of key issues including marriage, law, conversion and veiling.
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| Emner | Religion and politics
Religion and sociology Philosophy & Religion Politikk Vis mer... Religion - General
Religion Religionssosiologi Sosiologi religion politikk sosiologi religionssosiologi samfunn |
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| ISBN | 9780521675314. - 9780521858632
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