The changing meanings of religion. Sociological theories of religion in the perspective of the last 100 years

Autor:	Irena Borowik
Rok vydání:	2011
Předmět:	Sociological theory Definition of religion Sociology and Political Science Social system Perspective (graphical) Religious philosophy The Conceptual Framework Sociological imagination Sociology Social science Comparative theology Epistemology
Zdroj:	International Review of Sociology. 21:175-189
ISSN:	1469-9273 0390-6701
DOI:	10.1080/03906701.2011.544196
Popis:	The main aim of the article is discussion of the conceptual framework for defining religion from a sociological perspective. One of the possible orderings of its development is showing historical periods and conceptual streams. As far as history is concerned the author distinguishes three periods: classical, post-classical and contemporary, showing dominant themes and ways of approaching religion in each of them. An alternative way of ordering is proposed in the second part of the article based on the source of religious change identified as the crucial point by sociologists working on theories of religion. There are three perspectives in identifying religious change: giving priority to individuals, to social systems and to religion itself. Every perspective has some outcomes for understanding the place of religion in social and individual life. The last part of the article is devoted to presenting the impact of religious conceptions on interpretational disputes between sociologists of religion.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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