Bringing back the social into the sociology of religion : : critical approaches / / edited by Veronique Altglas, Matthew Wood.

• Superior document: Studies in Critical Research on Religion ; Volume 8
• TeilnehmendeR: Altglas, Véronique,; Wood, Matthew, 1970-
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2018]; ©2018
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Series: Studies in critical social sciences. Studies in critical research on religion ; Volume 8.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (230 pages).
• Other title: Front Matter --; Copyright --; Dedication --; Contents --; Series Editor Preface --; List of Illustrations --; Notes on Contributors --; Introduction: An Epistemology for the Sociology of Religion /; Protestant Churches and Same-Sex Marriage in France: “Theological” Criteria and Sociological Approaches /; Deconstructing Archer’s (Un)Critical Realism /; Spirituality and Discipline: Not a Contradiction in Terms /; Congregational Studies, Worship and Region Behaviour /; Unmasking the Relations of Power within the Religious Field /; An Affective (U-)Turn in the Sociology of Religion? Religious Emotions and Native Narratives /; “Reverse Mission”: A Critical Approach for a Problematic Subject /; “We are Peace-Loving People.” Sufism, Orientalist Constructions of Islam and Radicalization /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.
• ISBN: 9004368795
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: edited by Veronique Altglas, Matthew Wood.

The contributors to Bringing Back the Social into the Sociology of Religion explore how 'bringing the social back into the sociology of religion' makes possible a more adequate sociological understanding of such topics as power, emotions, the self, or ethnic relations in religious life. In particular, they do so by engaging with social theories and addressing issues of epistemology and scientific reflexivity. The chapters of this book cover a range of different religious traditions and regions of the world such as Sufism in Pakistan; the Kabbalah Centre in Europe, Brazil and Israel; African Christian missions in Europe; and Evangelical Christianity in France and Oceania. They are based upon original empirical research, making use of a range of methods - quantitative, ethnographic and documentary.