In this insightful examination of religions in their local and global context, the author shows how analyzing religions social context helps us understand indiv

McGuire provides students with an integrated overview of the subject and a useful basis for critical evaluation.

McGuire provides students with an integrated overview of the subject and a useful basis for critical evaluation.

Religions have always been associated with particular forms of knowledge, often knowledge accorded special significance and sometimes knowledge at odds with pre

The second edition of this major book on the social analysis of religion incorporates a substantial new introduction by Bryan S Turner. Religion and Social Theo