Religious Groups: Social & Cultural Aspects

To Be Cared For offers a unique view into the conceptual and moral world of slum-bound Dalits (untouchables) in the South Indian city of Chennai. F...

Forgiveness is, a lovely idea, wrote C. S. Lewis, and in recent decades it has been seen and admired in situations ranging from therapy to politics...

This work seeks to provide a fresh examination of the relationship between religion, identity and security in a globalizing world, arguing that in ...

This open access book seeks to foster a multidisciplinary understanding of the ties between faith, financial intermediation, and economic progress ...

In high-Andean Peru, Rapaz village maintains a temple to mountain beings who command water and weather. By examining the ritual practices and belie...

Durch den teils massiven Publikumsschwund nach der Pandemie stellt sich die Frage, ob diese als Brandbeschleuniger gewirkt hat für bereits vorhande...

Since its inauguration in 1960, Brazil's capital city, Brasília, has become an internationally recognized center for eclectic forms of modern mysti...

Since its inauguration in 1960, Brazil's capital city, Brasília, has become an internationally recognized center for eclectic forms of modern mysti...

Community. Its a word we are used to hearing everywhere from political speeches to fast-food advertisements. But can we really define it? Using her...

Using approaches from sociology, media and religious studies, David Herbert compares recent public controversies involving or implicating religion ...

This volume explores the variety of forms, strategies and practices of Islamic organizations in Europe and the United States. It focuses on the rea...

This book challenges some of the most basic assumptions underpinning the growing interest in religion, including: that religion is increasing and s...

This collection of essays by array of international scholars addresses some aspects of the issues of religious stereotyping, prejudice and discrimi...

This book examines constructions of 'national' citizenship in the context of perceived internal division, including devolution, multiculturalism, e...

This book examines constructions of 'national' citizenship in the context of perceived internal division, including devolution, multiculturalism, e...

This book explores the role of religion in the lives of Brazilian migrants in London and on their return 'back home'. Working with the notion of re...

Im Rahmen des cultural turn der Sozialwissenschaften hat sich die Religionssoziologie wieder zu einem nachgefragten Interessengebiet der Soziologie...