A Theory of ReligionP. Lang, 1987 - 386 Seiten This book offers the first modern theory of religion. A deductive theory, beginning with seven axioms about human nature and the world humans inhabit, it derives hundreds of formal propositions about human religious behavior. Included are the origins of religion, the sources of religious commitment, the development of religious institutions, the emergence of religious movements, and the postulation of good and evil gods. Step by step, the authors explain the social processes of recruitment to a group, propagation of a faith, and competition between denominations. They show that secularization is a never-ending process in which particular faiths are discredited while new faiths arise to take their place. Thus, religion is an eternal human response to the conditions of existence, changing in form throughout history but always a vital part of culture and society. |
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... earlier cult from which his own derives . He will want to duplicate the success of the earlier cult , and has three alternatives with respect to initial innovation . The first strategy , discussed in the previous chapter , is not to ...
... earlier cult from which his own derives . He will want to duplicate the success of the earlier cult , and has three alternatives with respect to initial innovation . The first strategy , discussed in the previous chapter , is not to ...
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... earlier , classic perspectives such as Strain Theory , Control Theory , and Differential Association Theory . In so doing , we fulfill the earlier perspectives by placing them in a larger deductive framework that salvages their proven ...
... earlier , classic perspectives such as Strain Theory , Control Theory , and Differential Association Theory . In so doing , we fulfill the earlier perspectives by placing them in a larger deductive framework that salvages their proven ...
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... earlier but speaks with special force here : P333 When they become cultural systems of great scope , politics and science will severely limit the power of religion . Secularization and Revival To this point in the chapter we have ...
... earlier but speaks with special force here : P333 When they become cultural systems of great scope , politics and science will severely limit the power of religion . Secularization and Revival To this point in the chapter we have ...
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Towards a General Theory of Religion | 11 |
Religious Commitment | 25 |
Evolution of the Gods | 55 |
Urheberrecht | |
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