Encyclopedia of Global Religion Contributor(s): Juergensmeyer, Mark (Editor), Roof, Wade Clark (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0761927298 ISBN-13: 9780761927297 Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc OUR PRICE: $410.85 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2011 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Computers - Religion |
Dewey: 200 |
LCCN: 2011019305 |
Physical Information: 5.1" H x 9.2" W x 11.7" (10.25 lbs) 1528 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The multi-volume Encyclopedia of Global Religion provides a comprehensive overview of the globalization of religious culture and society around the world in both its historical and contemporary aspects. The encyclopedia includes topics related to the diaspora of cultures and dispersions of peoples; the transitional aspects of religious ideas and practices; the cultural diversity of religious traditions; and the responses of religion--both negative and positive--to multicultural society. The volumes include essays on the contemporary religious society of every country in the world. The contributors to the encyclopedia are leading authorities on these topics from around the world. The editors, Mark Juergensmeyer and Wade Clark Roof., are sociologists of religion at the University of California, Santa Barbara. |
Contributor Bio(s): Roof, Wade Clark: - Wade Clark Roof holds a PhD in the sociology and psychology of religion from the University of North Carolina. He is Professor and Chair of the Department of Religion at UCSB. His main areas of research interest are sociology of religion and American religious trends, and he has published widely in both fields, most recently serving as editor in chief for Macmillan Reference's Contemporary American Religion (2000). He also teaches a range of both undergraduate and graduate courses on religion and society.
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