Political religion, everyday religion : : sociological trends / / edited by Pal Repstad.

• TeilnehmendeR: Repstad, Pål,
• Place / Publishing House: Boston : : Brill,, 2019.
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
• Series: International Studies in Religion and Society 33.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (221 pages).
• Other title: Front Matter --; Copyright Page /; About the Authors /; Introduction /; Recent Developments in the Sociology of Religion: Theories and Approaches /; Religious Diversity: Sociological Issues and Perspectives /; From Theories of Secularization and Return of Religion to Religious Complexity /; Social Semiotics in the Study of Religion /; More Dialogue between Approaches: Everyday Religion and Political Religion /; Religious Practices in the Framework of Ash Scattering and Contact with the Dead /; Methodological Challenges to the Study of Religious Peacebuilding /; Normativity and Empirical Studies: Sociology of Religion in a Wider Context /; Sociology of Religion in Contexts: Institutional Constraints and Personal Beliefs /; Empirically Informed Theology /; Empirically Informed Ethics /; Hell, Perdition and Feelgood /; Research Notes from Young Norwegian Sociologists of Religion /; Camping with God and Goffman /; From Sin to a Gift from God /; Street Religion: Faith among Romanian Beggars /; A Pilgrimage in the Mountains /; Preaching at Funerals /; Back Matter --; Name and Subject Index /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9004397965
• ISSN: 1573-4293
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: edited by Pal Repstad.

As the title suggests, Political Religion, Everyday Religion: Sociological Trends reflects upon two important trends that have recently emerged in the sociology of religion. Firstly, there is an increasing interest in the interplay between religion and politics. Religion has moved from being almost ignored by sociologists to being acknowledged – some would even say overrated – as an important political factor. Secondly, ordinary people’s everyday religion has likewise become an important topic for many researchers. In this book, James Beckford, Inger Furseth and other prominent scholars present critical discussions and empirical studies of both political and everyday religion, and the editor, Pål Repstad, shows how these two trends should enter into a closer dialogue. The book is essential for both students and experienced researchers in the sociology of religion.