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Sociology, religion and development: literature review [PDF]
, 2007 The aim of the following literature review is to discuss key theoretical debates within the sociology of religion regarding definitions of religion, the role of religion in society and the future of religion.
Tomalin, Emma
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Has political science ignored religion? [PDF]
, 2012 A common complaint from political scientists involved in the study of religion is that religious issues have been largely overlooked by the discipline.
Kettell, Steven
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‘Turkeys Cannot Vote for Christmas’: Why Epistemic Disobedience in an Anti‐Black World Matters
Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Never in the history of global coloniality has the idea of epistemic disobedience been as important as in the 21st century. This is not only because the struggle for decolonisation has shifted from physical confrontation between the coloniser and the colonised into a battle of ideas but also because the former has deployed the idea of ...
Morgan Ndlovu
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Religious Healing in the Modern World: Faith, Culture, and Social Dynamics
ReligionsPhysical and mental health are fundamental human needs, yet modern medicine cannot always preserve them. At this point, alternative and complementary medical approaches sometimes offer significant contributions.
Figen Balamir, Selman Yılmaz
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Are American Youth Alienated From Organized Religion? [PDF]
, 2004 The purpose of the project is to research the shape and influence of religion and spirituality in the lives of U.S. adolescents; to identify effective practices in the religious, moral, and social formation of the lives of youth; to describe the extent ...
Smith, Christian +3 more
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On the Prospects for African Philosophy in Australia
Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper grapples with the situation of people of African descent in Australia by working through the constitution of the body of academic philosophy in the country. It contends with the parochialism of the Australian philosophical community and the prospects for the cultivation of greater pluralism. Taking African philosophy as one possible
Bryan Mukandi
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Religion as a communicative element in the stratification system of society
Українське Pелігієзнавство, 2017 Investigating religion as a social phenomenon (a social institution), sociology of religion goes to its communication function, revealing the communicative nature of each of its elements.
Vitaliy Docush
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Religion ohne Religion? : Säkularisierung als Ausbreitungsprozess funktionaler Äquivalente zur Religion [PDF]
, 2014 The mainstream discourse in the sociology of religion has turned its back on the secularization thesis. Current approaches rather promote the idea of a revival of religion.
Köhrsen, Jens
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, 2014 This paper critically examines and rejects arguments made by contemporary sociologists in France about the appropriateness of Durkheim’s sociology in general, and his sociology of religion in particular.
Obadia, Lionel
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Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.Abstract Anecdotally, educational institutions without access to human remains may choose to import these from other countries; however, there is currently no published information illuminating the existence of this trade. This study therefore aimed to document the nature of international transfer of human remains for education, and explore anatomists'
Jackie Hazelhurst +7 more
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