RT Book
T1 Religion for realists: why we all need the scientific study of religion
A1 Perry, Samuel L.
A2 Campbell, David E. 1971-
LA English
PP New York, NY
PB Oxford University Press
YR 2024
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1894966449
AB "Religion matters. It shapes the personal lives of the vast majority of human beings on the planet and there's evidence its influence over global politics is growing, not shrinking. Yet we in the Western world often misunderstand much about how religion functions. Influenced by dominant Anglo Protestant culture, when we think about "religion" we tend to think about individual beliefs, doctrines, and the transformative power of individual religious actors. On the contrary, the best social science teaches us religion's importance and power lie more in the deep culture of social norms and identity, the imperatives of human populations, and the rules and resources of social structure"--
NO Includes bibliographical references and index
CN BL60
SN 978-0-19-767255-6
SN 978-0-19-767254-9
K1 Religion and sociology
K1 Religion : Social aspects
K1 Religion and culture