Description |
vii, 229 pages ; 21 cm |
Series |
Doubleday anchor book |
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Doubleday anchor books.
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Contents |
I. Systematic elements -- Religion and world-construction -- Religion and world-maintenance -- The problem of theodicy -- Religion and alienation -- II. Historical elements -- The process of secularization -- Secularization and the problem of plausibility -- Secularization and the problem of legitimation -- Appendices: Sociological definitions of religion -- Sociological and theological perspectives |
Summary |
Publisher's description: This important contribution to the sociology of religion provides an analysis that clarifies the often ironic interaction between religion and society. Berger is noted for his concise and lucid style |
Analysis |
Religion and sociology |
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Religion and sociology |
Notes |
Reprint. Originally published: Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday, 1967 |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-205) and indexes |
Subject |
Religion and sociology.
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LC no. |
90034844 |
ISBN |
0385073054 (paperback) |
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9780385073059 (paperback) |
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