Sociology of Religion for Generations X and Y

Höfundur: Adam Possamai (Útgáfa: 1)
Sociology of Religion for Generations X and Y

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Generations X and Y are plugged into the contemporary world of consumption, popular culture, and the internet. These generations treat knowledge and belief as a more flexible concept, often focusing on the practical rather than the theoretical and often drawing on conflicting sources in both popular and cyber culture. Their approach to religious belief and practice requires a new way of studying the sociology of religion.

'Sociology of Religion for Generations X and Y' examines key world religions - Buddhism, Christianity and Islam - as well as newer religious groups, such as Scientology, New Age, Witchcraft and online communities such as Jediism and Matrixism. The book covers a range of key concepts: secularisation and modernisation, re-enchantment, the 'McDonaldisation' of society, and the easternisation of the west.

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Útgefandi
Taylor & Francis
ISBN
9781134937745
Print ISBN
9781844657438
Format
ePub
Útgáfa
1
Höfundar
Adam Possamai
Tungumál
English
Útgefið
2016-04-08
Prent takmörkun á líftíma
100
Prent takmörkun
2
Afritunar takmörkun
2

Kaflar

  • Cover Page
  • Half Title Page
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • Tables
  • Figures
  • Acknowledgements
  • Note
  • Introduction: Xers and Yers as Cohorts of the Post-1970s Generation
  • Introduction
  • Generations X and Y
  • Contents
  • 1 Religious Diversity and the Politics of Definition
  • Introduction
  • Religious Toleration? The Case Study of the Church of Scientology
  • The Church of Scientology
  • The Church of Scientology in Australian Courts
  • Protection and Definition of Religion?
  • The Diversity of Revelations: What to Believe?
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • 2 Religion and Popular Culture
  • Introduction
  • Popular Culture and Religion
  • Popular Culture Used for Religious Creativity: Hyper-consumption
  • The Church of All Worlds
  • Neo-Paganism
  • The Church of Scientology
  • H.P. Lovecraft and the Church of Satan
  • Star Wars
  • Matrixism
  • Heaven’s Gate Group and Star Trek
  • Popular Culture Used for Policing: Hypo-consumption
  • Star Wars
  • Pokemon and Digimon
  • The Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • 3 Religion and Modernity: Marx, Durkheim and Weber
  • Introduction
  • Modernity
  • Functional Understanding of Religion
  • Marx (1818–83) and Engels (1820–95)
  • Durkheim (1858–1917)
  • Substantive Understanding of Religion
  • Weber (1864–1920)
  • Conclusion
  • Note
  • 4 Religion, Spirituality and the Post-Secularisation Approach
  • Introduction
  • The Secularisation Thesis
  • De-secularisation Thesis
  • Rational Choice Theory in a Nutshell
  • Religion and Spirituality
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • 5 Religion and Postmodernity (Part A): Consumer Religions
  • Introduction
  • Postmodernity
  • Consumption
  • Religion and Consumption
  • Cultural Consumption, Lipovetsky, and the Postmodern Individual
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • 6 Religion and Postmodernity (Part B): Hyper-Reality and the Internet
  • Introduction
  • Baudrillard and Hyper-reality
  • Jediism as a Case Study of a Hyper-real Religious Phenomenon
  • Hyper-real http://Religions.com and the Participatory Culture
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • 7 Esotericism, Its McDonaldisation, and Its Re-enchantment Process
  • Introduction
  • The Disenchantment of the World
  • Esotericism
  • Seeking ‘Secret Knowledge’ in Postmodernity
  • A Re-enchantment from Below?
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • 8 Monotheistic Fundamentalism(s) as an Outcome of Consumer Culture
  • Introduction
  • Monotheistic Fundamentalism(s)
  • Fighting Psychological Pressure in Postmodern Culture
  • Christian Fundamentalism
  • Muslim Fundamentalism
  • Jewish Fundamentalism
  • The Difficulty in Identifying Forms of Fundamentalism (a Bit of Forensic Theology)
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • 9 Buddhism, Its Westernisation and the Easternisation of the West
  • Introduction
  • Siddhartha Gautama
  • Beliefs and Practices
  • The Three Main Schools
  • Therevada (Southern Buddhism) or the School of the Elders
  • Mayahana (Eastern Buddhism) or The Great Vehicle
  • Vajrayana (Northern Buddhism) or The Diamond Tradition
  • Growth of Convert Buddhism
  • Buddhism and the Beat Generation
  • The Westernisation of Buddhism
  • The Easternisation of the West
  • Western Buddhism and Consumption
  • Conclusion
  • Note
  • 10 Christianity: Churches and Sects in a Post-Christian World
  • Introduction
  • Christianity in a Snapshot
  • Religious Organisations
  • Decline of Christianity in the Western World
  • Vatican II
  • Christianity Further Reaching for the Popular
  • The Next Christianity
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • 11 The Multiple-Modernities of Islam?
  • Introduction
  • Islam in a Nutshell
  • Modernisation and /or Re-Islamisation?
  • Re-Islamisation from Above: The Case Study of Iran
  • Re-Islamisation from Below: Palestine and Its Intifada
  • Re-Islamisation from Below: Algeria and Its Civil War in the Early 1990s
  • Modernisation or Anti-Modernisation in Islam?
  • Islamic Multiple-Modernities?
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • 12 New Religious Movements and the Death of the New Age
  • Introduction
  • New Religious Movements (NRMs)
  • New Age Spiritualities
  • The Affinity Networking Capital
  • The Cultic Milieu and the Network Paradigm
  • First Axis: Production of Spirituality
  • Second Axis: Consumption of Spirituality
  • The Grid
  • Conclusion
  • 13 Witchcraft, the Internet, and Consumerism
  • Introduction
  • Neo-Paganism and Modern Occultism: The Invention of a Tradition
  • The Variety of Neo-Pagan Experiences
  • Neo-Pagan Rituals and Covens
  • Cyber-Covens
  • Witchcraft and Consumer Culture
  • Conclusion
  • Conclusion: What Do Sociologists of Religion in Academia Do Apart from Teaching and Marking? Their Work as Intellectuals
  • Introduction
  • What Are the Intellectuals?
  • Intellectuals in the Field of New Religious Movements (NRMs): A Case Study
  • What is the Role of Intellectuals in the Field of Religious Studies?
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index