| CODE | SOC2007 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Theories in Sociology of Religion | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 02 - Years 2, 3 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Sociology | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | Objective: The aim of the study-unit is to introduce students to major sociological theories of religion and to different forms of religion in different social contexts. Contents: Religion as a social phenomenon and its relation to social structure and to social, political and economic institutions. Theoretical analysis of the role of religion in the works of both classical and contemporary sociologists. Typologies of religious structures and leadership types. Comparative sociological analysis of the relevance of different religious structures in society., Religion and social change and development. Problems of measurement of the religious factor. Secularisation and de-secularisation in different cultural contexts, with particular reference to developments in both Christian and Islamic societies Theories of ‘invisible religion’. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - Towner R., Homo Religious, and, Hill, M., The Sociology of Religion. No single book covers the whole syllabus. A reading list will need to be worked out on the basis of which cultural settings are selected for analysis and discussion in the seminars. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Mario Vassallo |
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