Religion in Sociological Perspective A. Roberts, Hanover College David Yamane, Wake Forest University ISBN: 9781452275826 Pub Date: 8/4/15 Price: $72 Page Count: 496 Availability Dates Sample Chapters: 4, 10, 11 Page Proofs: 7/4/15 Ancillaries: Yes Sample Syllabi: Yes Course Cartridge: No Coursesmart: No Interactive E-book: No ANCILLARY GUIDE Online resources are available at and include a password-protected Instructor Resources featuring a comprehensive test bank, active-learning instructional strategies, suggested films and videos, course assignments and projects, term paper projects, expanded chapter material from the previous edition, and a sample syllabi. TABLE OF CONTENTS SIDE BY SIDE COMPARISON – FIFTH EDITION EDITION Preface xi Preface xi Resources for Instructors xiii About the Authors xvi A Unique Program Supporting Teaching of Sociology xiv Acknowledgments xiv About the Authors xvi PART I. INTRODUCTION TO THE PART I. INTRODUCTION TO THE SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION 1 SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION 1 1. What Do We Mean by the Term 2 Religion? 1. What Do We Mean by the Term 3 Religion? Substantive Definitions 3 Substantive Definitions 4 Functional Definitions 6 Functional Definitions 6 A Symbolic Definition 8 A Symbolic Definition 8 Distinction Between Religion and Magic 11 The Concept of Religion as Employed in This Invisible Religion 13 (Previously in Ch. 14) Text 11 Spiritual but Not Religious? 17 Distinction Between Religion and Magic 12
Religion in Sociological Perspective A. Roberts, Hanover College David Yamane, Wake Forest University ISBN: 9781452275826 Pub Date: 8/4/15 Price: $72 Page Count: 496 Availability Dates Sample Chapters: 4, 10, 11 Page Proofs: 7/4/15 Ancillaries: Yes Sample Syllabi: Yes Course Cartridge: No Coursesmart: No Interactive E-book: No ANCILLARY GUIDE Online resources are available at and include a password-protected Instructor Resources featuring a comprehensive test bank, active-learning instructional strategies, suggested films and videos, course assignments and projects, term paper projects, expanded chapter material from the previous edition, and a sample syllabi. TABLE OF CONTENTS – SIDE BY SIDE COMPARISON FIFTH EDITION EDITION Preface xi Resources for Instructors xiii A Unique Program Supporting Teaching of Sociology xiv Acknowledgments xiv About the Authors xvi PART I. INTRODUCTION TO THE SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION 1 1. What Do We Mean by the Term Religion? 3 Substantive Definitions 4 Functional Definitions 6 A Symbolic Definition 8 The Concept of Religion as Employed in This Text 11 Distinction Between Religion and Magic 12 Preface xi About the Authors xvi PART I. INTRODUCTION TO THE SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION 1 1. What Do We Mean by the Term Religion? 2 Substantive Definitions 3 Functional Definitions 6 A Symbolic Definition 8 Distinction Between Religion and Magic 11 Invisible Religion 13 (Previously in Ch. 14) Spiritual but Not Religious? 17
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