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).

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.

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- Copyright Page / Pål Repstad -- About the Authors / Pål Repstad -- Introduction / Pål Repstad -- Recent Developments in the Sociology of Religion: Theories and Approaches / Pål Repstad -- Religious Diversity: Sociological Issues and Perspectives / James A. Beckford -- From Theories of Secularization and Return of Religion to Religious Complexity / Inger Furseth -- Social Semiotics in the Study of Religion / Anne Løvland -- More Dialogue between Approaches: Everyday Religion and Political Religion / Pål Repstad -- Religious Practices in the Framework of Ash Scattering and Contact with the Dead / Ida Marie Høeg -- Methodological Challenges to the Study of Religious Peacebuilding / Tale Steen-Johnsen -- Normativity and Empirical Studies: Sociology of Religion in a Wider Context / Pål Repstad -- Sociology of Religion in Contexts: Institutional Constraints and Personal Beliefs / Pål Repstad -- Empirically Informed Theology / Jan-Olav Henriksen -- Empirically Informed Ethics / Paul Leer-Salvesen -- Hell, Perdition and Feelgood / Pål Repstad -- Research Notes from Young Norwegian Sociologists of Religion / Pål Repstad -- Camping with God and Goffman / Irene Trysnes -- From Sin to a Gift from God / Nils Martinius Justvik -- Street Religion: Faith among Romanian Beggars / Tomas Rasmussen -- A Pilgrimage in the Mountains / Kristina Røynås Grundetjern and Pål Repstad -- Preaching at Funerals / Bjarte Leer-Helgesen -- Back Matter -- Name and Subject Index / Pål Repstad.