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Routledge Library Editions: Sociology Of Religion

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 <P>This set collects together in 19 volumes a wealth of texts on Sociology of Religion. An invaluable reference resource, it contains classic books on a wide range of topics, including: religion and violence, religion and family life, religion and society, culture and class.</P>
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Rosicrucianism In America

by J. Gordon Melton

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 The material in this book, first published in 1990, provides important documentation for the first generation of Rosicrucianism in North America, especially the still vigorous Rosicrucian Fraternity. These chapters reprinted here are so necessary to the understanding of this most occult organization, and are otherwise difficult to locate and read.
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Religion And The Family - Youth And The Gang Instinct

by Geoffrey Hoyland

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 The purpose of this book, first published in 1945, is to consider the problem of religion in its relation to the family. Even in 1945 there had been much talk regarding the break-up of family life and the weakening of parental control, and this book examines the role of religion in the social changes within the family unit.
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Social Science And The Cults - An Annotated Bibliography

by John A. Saliba

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 This book, first published in 1990, brings together descriptive, comparative, and theoretical materials on cults and sects in Western culture, focusing on literature published since 1970. A historical section links the rise of the new movements to similar past phenomena in Western culture.
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Sociology Of Religion

by Joachim Wach

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 This book, first published in 1947, presents the then-new subject of sociology of religion in systematic and historical theology and in the science of religion, in political theory and the social sciences, in philosophy and psychology, in philology and anthropology.
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The Religion Of Ethnicity - Belief And Belonging In A Greek-American Community

by Gary A. Kunkelman

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 The nature of ethnic identity and the churchâ€™s role in fostering and sustaining it are subjects of this study, first published in 1990. In ultimately focusing on the interplay between church, community and individual, the book suggests that understanding the relation of these people to their church is to understand them as a people.
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The Religious Roots Of American Sociology

by Cecil E. Greek

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 This book, first published in 1992, demonstrates that American sociology has deep religious roots which continue, both directly and indirectly, to influence the discipline today.
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Voices From The Gods - Speaking With Tongues

by David Christie-Murray

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 Glossolalia (paranormal speaking in tongues) and zenolalia (paranormal speaking in allegedly foreign languages) are features of many sub-cultures and religions. This book, first published in 1978, surveys the practice in anthropology, Christianity and spiritualism, and provides an analysis of its psychological, theological and linguistic issues.
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Religion And Social Class - The Disruption Years In Aberdeen

by A. Allan Maclaren

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 This book, first published in 1974, shows how social class and origins in mid-nineteenth century Aberdeen were reflected in religious belief and observance, and how in turn this acted as a catalyst for change in society. The Disruption in the Church of Scotland is examined within the context of social changes of industrialisation.
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Religion, Aging And Health - A Global Perspective: Compiled By The World Health Organization

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 This book, first published in 1989, identifies from within religious cultures those elements of tradition, behaviour and lifestyle that are health protective in that, by adhering to them, physical, mental and social wellbeing will be maintained as people age. It examines how different faith traditions view aging and its impact on health.
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Jehovah'S Witnesses - The New World Society

by Marley Cole

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 This book, first published in 1956, is the first authoritative, comprehensive account of the worldwide activities of Jehovahâ€™s Witnesses. It traces their origins and development, and a special section covers the founding, organization and development of the movement in Great Britain.
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Violence And The Sacred In The Modern World

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 How is symbolic violence related to the real acts of religious violence around the modern world? The authors of this book, first published in 1992, explore this question as well as responding to theories about the issue from RenÃ© Girard's Violence and the Sacred (1977).
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Pray Tv - Televangelism In America

by Steve Bruce

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 In this book, first published in 1990, the significance of televangelism in America is examined in detail. It discusses the place of televangelism in the history of American Protestantism; the styles of leading TV preachers and the televangelical star system; the relation of televangelism to conservatism and politics.
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A House Divided - Protestantism, Schism And Secularization

by Steve Bruce

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 This book, first published in 1990, examines the part played by Protestantism in â€˜secularizationâ€™. It examines the affects of social, economic and political changes on religion in western Europe, and proposes that core Reformation ideas must be considered, particularly the repercussions of different beliefs about authority.
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God'S Blueprints - A Sociological Study Of Three Utopian Sects

by John Mckelvie Whitworth

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 This book, first published in 1975, examines how utopian sects seek to establish and promulgate radically distinctive forms of society according to what they claim to be Godâ€™s blueprint. Rooted in the sociology of religion, this study presents an analysis of three sects: the Shakers; the Oneida Community; and the Bruderhof.
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The Elementary Forms Of The New Religious Life

by Roy Wallis

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 This book, first published in 1984, examines the new religious movements which appeared in the 1960s and 1970s in the West. It develops a wide-ranging theory of these new religions which explains their major characteristics.
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Ecstasy And Holiness - Counter Culture And The Open Society

by Frank Musgrove

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 This book, first published in 1974, argues that the counter culture is not the outcome of alienation, but of opportunity, being the result of a new generational consciousness which has characterised societies of the West since the 1950s. Its roots lie in economic expansion and population movement: that are cited in the decline of religiousness.
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Christiantown, Usa

by Richard Stellway

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 To accurately assess the influence of religion on the marriages of churchgoers, this book, first published in 1990, considers the significance of many important forces, including level of education, job satisfaction, income, sex life, patterns of decision making, coping strategies, and the demands of parenting.
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Virtuous Pagans - Unreligious People In America

by Thomas H. Davenport

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 This book, first published in 1991, examines the unreligious of America. Most sociologists of religion viewed religious belief and behaviour as having strong positive function for individual well-being â€" with the implicit assumption that unreligious individuals would lack meaning in life. This book applies statistical approaches to the topic.
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Religion And Advanced Industrial Society

by James A. Beckford

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 This book, first published in 1989, demonstrates that sociologists have much to gain from a strengthening of the connections between general theories about the changing character of modern western societies and specific studies of religion.
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New Reference Grammar Of Modern Spanish + Practising Spanish Grammar Workbook

by Angela Howkins, Antonia Moreira Rodriguez, Carmen Benjamin, Christopher Pountain, John Butt e Teresa De Carlos

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 A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish and Practising Spanish Grammar provide a comprehensive, cohesive and clear guide to the forms and structures of Spanish as it is written and spoken tody, and a fully revised and expanded set of exercises.
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Rosicrucianism In America

by J. Gordon Melton

70,21€ + 10% CARD

 The material in this book, first published in 1990, provides important documentation for the first generation of Rosicrucianism in North America, especially the still vigorous Rosicrucian Fraternity. These chapters reprinted here are so necessary to the understanding of this most occult organization, and are otherwise difficult to locate and read.
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Rosicrucianism In America

by J. Gordon Melton

70,21€ + 10% CARD

 The material in this book, first published in 1990, provides important documentation for the first generation of Rosicrucianism in North America, especially the still vigorous Rosicrucian Fraternity. These chapters reprinted here are so necessary to the understanding of this most occult organization, and are otherwise difficult to locate and read.
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Death And Religion: The Basics

by Candi Cann

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 As an accessible introduction to death, grief and conceptions of the afterlife in world religions, Death and Religion: The Basics is the ideal text for students approaching the intersection of death and religion for the first time, and those in the fields of religious studies, thanatology and anthropology.
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