EAN: 9783319618166

HANDBOOK OF RELIGION AND SOCIETY KARTONIERT (TB)

The Handbook of Religion and Society is the most comprehensive and up-to-date treatment of a
vital force in the world today. It is an indispensable resource for scholars  students  policy
makers  and other professionals seeking to understand the role of religion in society. This
includes both the social forces that shape religion and the social consequences of religion.
This handbook captures the breadth and depth of contemporary work in the field  and shows
readers important future directions for scholarship. Among the emerging topics covered in the
handbook are biological functioning  organizational innovation  digital religion  spirituality
atheism  and transnationalism. The relationship of religion to other significant social
institutions like work and entrepreneurship  science  and sport is also analyzed. Specific
attention is paid  where appropriate  to international issues as well as to race  class 
sexuality  and gender differences. This handbook includes 27 chapters by a distinguished 
diverse  and international collection of experts  organized into 6 major sections: religion and
social institutions  religious organization  family  life course  and individual change 
difference and inequality  political and legal processes  and globalization and
transnationalism.

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