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9789004207066

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The Public Significance of Religion

Edited by Leslie J. Francis and Hans-Georg Ziebertz

The book reflects on the statement that religion represents a force in the public realms of society. Does religion regain public significanc in social debates and what are its characteristics in terms of topics and interests, actors and parties? How do different religious and non-religious ...

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9789004205970

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Toward a Sociological Theory of Religion and Health

Edited by Anthony J. Blasi

This book seeks to involve recognized researchers in the social scientific study of health, medicine and religion, which has burgeoned across the past twenty years, toward more general theoretical development within the field, particularly with respect to the elderly and disadvantaged.

€108.00$140.00

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9789004187306

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Religion Crossing Boundaries

Edited by Afe Adogame and Jim Spickard

€127.00$165.00

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9789004178038

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Conversion in the Age of Pluralism

Edited by Giuseppe Giordan, University of Padua

This book's chapters assess the nature of conversion and present data on specific convertion types, experiences, and theories including such topics as heroes, semiotics, new towns, pilgrimages, the New Age, relations among Catholics, Afro-Brazilians, and Protestants in Brazil, re-conversionist ...

€95.00$123.00

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9789004170155

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Religion and Diversity in Canada

Edited by Lori G. Beaman and Peter Beyer

Multiculturalism, diversity and globalization have become important conceptual identity markers in Canadian society. This book explores the intersections of diversity, foregrounding religion as the primary focus of analysis. While situated in the Canadian context, the analyses have global relevance.

€87.00$113.00

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9789004147409

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Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, Volume 16

Edited by Ralph L. Piedmont

Various articles are presented covering psychological, sociological and cross-cultural topics or relevance to religious/spiritual researchers and academics.

€95.00$123.00

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9789004168268

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North American Buddhists in Social Context

Edited by Paul David Numrich

The first multi-author collection of social scientific scholarship on North American Buddhists, this volume examines the current state of research and key aspects of Buddhist life and experience in social context. Case studies feature Southeast Asian, Japanese, Taiwanese, Korean, ...

€100.00$130.00

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9789004141469

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Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, Volume 15

Edited by Ralph L. Piedmont and David O. Moberg

€95.00$123.00

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9789004135826

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Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, Volume 14

Edited by Ralph L. Piedmont and David O. Moberg

Various articles are presented covering psychological, sociological and cross-cultural topics or relevance to religious/spiritual researchers and academics.

€93.00$120.00

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9789004161948

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Vocation and Social Context

Edited by Giuseppe Giordan

Illustrating the different ways in which Weber's category of Beruf can be interpreted, and how it can be studied from various perspectives and with different methods, this book demonstrates how "vocation" continues to be a fertile concept for contemporary sociology.