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020			_a9781442216921 _q(pbk)
040			_cCentral Library, Khulna University
041			_2eng
082			_a306.6 _bCHS
100			_aChristiano, Kevin J. _eAuthor
245			_aSociology of Religion : _bContemporary Developments / _cKevin J. Christiano, William H. Swatos and Peter Kivisto
250			_a3rd ed.
260			_aLanham : _bRowman & Littlefield, _c2016
300			_a x, 399 pages : _billustrations ; _c26 cm
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
505	0		_aBy way of introduction
505			_aStudying religion
505			_aThe "religion" of secularization and the history of religions
505			_aReligion in the United States: denominationalism and beyond
505			_aSocial class, religion, and power: a classic field of inquiry
505			_aReligion and ethnicity: a complex relationship
505			_aGender, sexuality, and religion: spirituality in different voices?
505			_aReligious change: the case of Catholicism in the United States
505			_aThe globalization dynamic: historic animosities or postmodern politics?
505			_aMediating meaning: religion in--and as--contemporary culture
505			_aBoundary issues: church, state, and new religions
520			_aThis third edition introduces students to key principles in the sociology of religion—from history and theory to contemporary debates. This edition features new material on the relationships of religion to race and ethnicity, and to gender and sexuality, the perceived rise of both fundamentalism and secularism, global religion, and more.
650			_aReligion and sociology
650			_aReligion and sociology
650			_aReligionssoziologie
700			_aSwatos, William H. _eAuthor
700			_aKivisto, Peter _eAuthor
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