Inger Furseth and P?l Repstad
Ashgate
Hardback
0
2006
An Introduction to the Sociology of Religion provides an overview of sociological theories of contemporary religious life. Some chapters are organized according to topic. Others offer brief presentations of classical and contemporary sociologists from Karl Marx to Zygmunt Bauman and their perspectives on social life including religion. Throughout the book illustrations and examples are taken from several religious traditions.