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Religious Brotherhoods : A Sociological View

Social Compass, 1975
De l'impuissance de l'Eglise du siècle passé à répondre aux besoins spirituels du peuple grec est née la nécessité du développement d'une initiative privée dans le domaine de la mission intérieure. Cette initiative a provoqué l'apparition des confréries religieuses qui ont sérieusement influencé la vie religieuse en Grèce durant le siècle présent.
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The sociological explanation of ‘religious’ beliefs

European Journal of Sociology, 1969
The aim of this paper is methodological, not substantive. In the first section I shall discuss the familiar problem of how ‘religious’ beliefs can, if at all, be usefully distinguished from beliefs of other kinds (1). In the second, I shall try to suggest what constitutes an adequate sociological explanation of beliefs in general. In the third, I shall
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The Sociology of Secularization: Religious Groups

American Journal of Sociology, 1955
Five types representing increasing degrees of secularization are: the cult, the sect, the institutionalized sect, the church, and the denomination. The Christian Science church has of late taken on the character of an institutionalized sect, as evidenced by its demographic, ecological, associational, structural, and social-psychological features.
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The Sociology of Religious Movements

Contemporary Sociology, 1998
Eileen Barker, William Sims Bainbridge
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An Introduction to Religious Sociology

Review of Religious Research, 1962
Frederick A. Shippey, Fernard Boulard
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Toward a Sociology of Religious Freedom

Abstract This chapter highlights the importance of providing a comprehensive vision of religious freedom in modern societies. It develops a working definition of religious freedom as a multidimensional concept and emphasizes the value of a sociological approach when specifying its meaning and key elements.
Olga Breskaya, Giuseppe Giordan, James T Richardson   +2 more
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The Sociology of Religious Belonging

Sociological Analysis, 1965
Elizabeth K. Nottingham, Herve Carrier, Arthur J. Arrieri   +2 more
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A Sociology of Religious Emotions

Studies in Religion/Sciences Religieuses, 2013
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Religious Freedom

2023
Olga Breskaya, Giuseppe Giordan, Siniša Zrinščak   +2 more
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A Sociology of Religious Emotion

2010
Ole Riis, Linda Woodhead
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