Social Formation in the Study of Religion
This article traces the development of the concept social formation in the study of religion. Beginning with the work of Burton Mack and Russell McCutcheon, two scholars who have written explicitly on the concept, the article outlines points of connection between social formation theory and other so...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2015]
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Religion compass
Year: 2015, Volume: 9, Issue: 12, Pages: 501-511 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Mack, Burton L. 1931-
/ McCutcheon, Russell T. 1961-
/ Social formation
/ Science of Religion
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| IxTheo Classification: | AA Study of religion AD Sociology of religion; religious policy |
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| Summary: | This article traces the development of the concept social formation in the study of religion. Beginning with the work of Burton Mack and Russell McCutcheon, two scholars who have written explicitly on the concept, the article outlines points of connection between social formation theory and other social constructivist work currently set within the discipline of religion as well as extra-disciplinary work on ethnogenesis and the construction of ethnic identity. Lastly, with reference to the work of Tyler Roberts, the article considers some critical appraisal of the concept and speculates on how some such criticism might be addressed in an effort to enrich social formation theory. |
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| ISSN: | 1749-8171 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Religion compass
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/rec3.12189 |