The Dynamics of Religious Organizations: The Extravasation of the Sacred and Other Essays

by Phillip E. Hammond

This book, by one of the world's leading sociologists of religion. brings together a collection of essays written over the last decade and explores the dynamics internal to churches and other religious bodies. The second half of the book examines the consequences of these internal dynamics
including world system theory, the cultureal impact of cults, and the relationship between religious and ethnic identities.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198297629
• ISBN13: 9780198297628
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"