Religion, globalization and culture / / edited by Peter Beyer and Lori Beaman.

• Superior document: International studies in religion and society, v. 6
• TeilnehmendeR: Beyer, Peter, 1949-; Beaman, Lori G.
• Year of Publication: 2007
• Language: English
• Series: International studies in religion and society ; 6.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (616 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.
• Other title: Preliminary material /; Introduction /; Global millennialism: A postmortem on secularization /; The cultural and religious character of world society /; Sacred place and sacred power: Conceptual boundaries and the marginalization of religious practices /; Globalization, migration and the two types of religious boundary: A european perspective /; Rethinking secularization: A global comparative perspective /; Religion as identity and contestation /; Globalization, religion and empire in Asia /; Globalization and the institutional modeling of religions /; Religious resurgence, conflict and the transformation of boundaries /; Religious organizations /; ‘Religion’ in global culture: New directions in an increasingly self-conscious world /; Globalization and new religious movements /; Religion and phases of globalization /; Religion and ecology in the context of globalization /; Religious opposition to globalization /; Religion and exclusion/marginalization: Globalized pentecostalism among hispanics in Newark, N.J /; Religion and global flows /; Religion And The state: The letter of the law and the negotiation of boundaries /; Religion, law, and human rights /; Religious pluralism in a local and global perspective: images of the prophet Mohammed seen in a danish and a global context /; Globalization and religion: The cases of Japan and Korea /; The global migration of Sufi Islam to South Asia and beyond /; Hinduism, gurus, and globalization /; Globalization and the conflict of values in middle eastern societies /; Sub-Saharan Africa /; Religions in contemporary Europe in the context of globalization /; Latin America: The \'other christendom\', pluralism and globalization /; Index /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 1281917435; 9786611917432; 9047422716
• ISSN: 1573-4293
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: edited by Peter Beyer and Lori Beaman.

This volume brings together over 25 articles by many of the most important authors who have worked on issues directly related to the theme of religion and globalization. An additional emphasis on culture flags the inclusion of the relation of religion to its wider social context and also permits questioning the boundaries of religion so as to avoid a strong bias in favour of the analysis of institutionalized religion. The key emphasis of the book, however, is the focus specifically on religion, a topic that is still largely ignored in the burgeoning literature on globalization. The articles are divided into five subthemes: theoretical issues; historical approaches to religion and globalization; forms and boundaries of religion; key issues (such as ecology and gender); and regional perspectives. Contributors: Afe Adogame, Elisabeth Arweck, Lori Beaman, Peter Beyer, John Boli, Gary Bouma, Dave Brewington, George Van Campbell, José Casanova, Paul Freston, Nobutaka Inoue, Laurel Kearns, Otto Maduro, Vasilios Makrides, Meredith McGuire, Vincenzo Pace, Rubina Ramji, James T. Richardson, Ole Riis, Roland Robertson, Marie-Andrée Roy, Shandip Saha, John H. Simpson, James V. Spickard, William Stahl, George Thomas, Bryan Turner, Margit Warburg, Michael Wilkinson.