The Centrality of Religion in Social Life: Essays in Honour of James A. BeckfordEileen Barker Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., 2010 - 247 pagini James A Beckford's work is internationally acclaimed not only in the sociology of religion, but also in other fields of the social sciences. This book is a collection of essays written in Beckford's honour, drawing on a number of religious themes that have been central to Beckford's interests. |
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Contexts Concepts | 15 |
The InnerWorld Mysticism and a Successful Social Integration | 85 |
The European Court of Human Rights Minority Religions and | 103 |
Learning from the Jehovahs Witnesses | 117 |
Can we use Conversion Accounts | 131 |
The Religious and the Political | 161 |
Religion Human Power and Powerlessness | 175 |
Centring on | 203 |
A list of James A Beckfords most important works | 233 |
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