Religion and Social Theory

by Bryan S. Turner

Book Overview

The second edition of this major book on the social analysis of religion incorporates a substantial new introduction by Bryan S Turner. Religion and Social Theory assesses the different theoretical approaches to the social function of religion. Turner discusses at length the ideas of key contributors to these approaches (including Engels, Durkheim, Weber, Nietzsche, Freud, Parsons, Marcuse, Habermas and Foucault). In so doing, he develops a...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080398569X
• ISBN13: 9780803985698
• Release Date: September 1991
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"