The series Religion and Society (RS) contributes to the exploration of religions as social
systems- both in Western and non-Western societies in particular it examines religions in
their differentiation from and intersection with other cultural systems such as art economy
law and politics. Due attention is given to paradigmatic case or comparative studies that
exhibit a clear theoretical orientation with the empirical and historical data of religion and
such aspects of religion as ritual the religious imagination constructions of tradition
iconography or media. In addition the formation of religious communities their construction
of identity and their relation to society and the wider public are key issues of this series.
