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Religion and Modernity

An International Comparison

By: Detlef Pollack,Gergely Rosta

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Religion and Modernity

An International Comparison

By: Detlef Pollack,Gergely Rosta

This is not a book that provides a new integrated theory of religious change in modern societies, but rather one that develops theoretical elements that contribute to the understanding of some contemporary religious developments. Most of the approaches in sociology of religion are prone to emphasise either processes of religious decline or of religious upswing. For example, secularization theory usually includes a couple of relevant factors—such as functional differentiation, economic affluence or social equality—in order to account for religious change. However, the result of such a theory's empirical analyses seems to be certain in advance, namely that the social relevance of religion is decreasing. In contrast, the religious market model devised by sociologists of religion in the US is inclined to detect everywhere processes of religious upsurge. Religion and Modernity: An International Comparison avoids a purely theoretically based perspective on religious changes. For this reason, Detlef Pollack and Gergely Rosta do not begin with theoretical propositions but with questions. The authors raise the question of how the social significance of religion in its various facets has changed in modern societies, and explain what factors and conditions have contributed to these changes.

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0192521721

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Aeolian and Adhesion Morphodynamics and Phytoecology in Recent Coastal and Inland Sand and Snow Flats and Dunes from Mainly North Sea and Baltic Sea to Mars and Venus

By: Detlef Mader

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Aeolian and Adhesion Morphodynamics and Phytoecology in Recent Coastal and Inland Sand and Snow Flats and Dunes from Mainly North Sea and Baltic Sea to Mars and Venus

By: Detlef Mader

The outline of the aeolian and adhesion morphodynamics and phytoecology in recent coastal and inland sand and snow flats and dunes includes examples from the North Sea coast (Netherlands, Germany and Denmark), Baltic Sea coast (Germany, Poland, Russia and Lithuania), snow flats on ice plates covering frozen inland lakes (Germany), Great Sand Dunes aeolian dune field and Medano Creek sand flat (Colorado/USA), Red River sand flat (Texas and Oklahoma/USA); and Mars, Venus, Titan, Triton and other bodies in the solar system of planets and satellites. The actual geological, geomorphological and physical geographical study of modern dune fields and fluvial or marine sand flats permits also the comparative palaeoenvironmental interpretation of ancient dune fields and sand flats in fluvial basins in Buntsandstein (Lower Triassic), Rotliegend (Lower Permian) and Keuper (Upper Triassic). Lists of References, Key Words and Illustrations. More than 10,000 References.

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Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften

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3631482582

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Plant Ecology

By: Ernst-Detlef Schulze,Erwin Beck,Klaus Müller-Hohenstein

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Plant Ecology

By: Ernst-Detlef Schulze,Erwin Beck,Klaus Müller-Hohenstein

This textbook covers Plant Ecology from the molecular to the global level. It covers the following areas in unprecedented breadth and depth: - Molecular ecophysiology (stress physiology: light, temperature, oxygen deficiency, drought, salt, heavy metals, xenobiotica and biotic stress factors) - Autecology (whole plant ecology: thermal balance, water, nutrient, carbon relations) - Ecosystem ecology (plants as part of ecosystems, element cycles, biodiversity) - Synecology (development of vegetation in time and space, interactions between vegetation and the abiotic and biotic environment) - Global aspects of plant ecology (global change, global biogeochemical cycles, land use, international conventions, socio-economic interactions) The book is carefully structured and well written: complex issues are elegantly presented and easily understandable. It contains more than 500 photographs and drawings, mostly in colour, illustrating the fascinating subject. The book is primarily aimed at graduate students of biology but will also be of interest to post-graduate students and researchers in botany, geosciences and landscape ecology. Further, it provides a sound basis for those dealing with agriculture, forestry, land use, and landscape management.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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354020833X

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Religion and Modernity

An International Comparison

By: Detlef Pollack,Gergely Rosta

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Religion and Modernity

An International Comparison

By: Detlef Pollack,Gergely Rosta

This is not a book that provides a new integrated theory of religious change in modern societies, but rather one that develops theoretical elements that contribute to the understanding of some contemporary religious developments. Most of the approaches in sociology of religion are prone to emphasize either processes of religious decline or of religious upswing. For example, secularization theory usually includes a couple of relevant factors--such as functional differentiation, economic affluence or social equality--in order to account for religious change. However, the result of such a theory's empirical analyses seems to be certain in advance, namely that the social relevance of religion is decreasing. In contrast, the religious market model devised by sociologists of religion in the US is inclined to detect everywhere processes of religious upsurge. Religion and Modernity: An International Comparison avoids a purely theoretically based perspective on religious changes. For this reason, Detlef Pollack and Gergely Rosta do not begin with theoretical propositions but with questions. The authors raise the question of how the social significance of religion in its various facets has changed in modern societies, and explain what factors and conditions have contributed to these changes.

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0198801661

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Religion

By: Detlef Pollack

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Religion

By: Detlef Pollack

Das »Lehrbuch der Soziologie«, hg. von Hans Joas und Steffen Mau, bietet einen umfassenden und gut verständlichen Überblick über Theorien, Methoden und Themengebiete der Soziologie in 26 Kapiteln. Jedes Kapitel enthält Fotos, Grafiken und Tabellen und schließt mit einer Zusammenfassung, Übungsfragen und Literatur. Das E-Book enthält das 15. Kapitel »Religion« von Detlef Pollack, das in die Gegenstandsbereiche der Religionssoziologie einführt und dabei sowohl historische als auch moderne, multidimensionale und polythetische Religionsdefinitionen vorstellt. Anhand konkreter Beispiele werden die soziale Funktion und Wirkung von Religion sowie Säkularisierungs- und Fundamentalisierungstendenzen behandelt. Zusätzlich enthalten sind das Gesamtinhaltsverzeichnis und Vorwort sowie der vollständige Anhang des »Lehrbuchs der Soziologie«, darunter ein Zusatzkapitel zum Verfassen sozialwissenschaftlicher Arbeiten sowie ein umfangreiches Gesamtglossar soziologischer Begriffe. Kapitel 15: Religion (Detlef Pollack) Inhalt: 15.1 Zum Selbstverständnis der Religionssoziologie 15.2 Definition der Religion 15.2.1 Kultur: Religiöse Überzeugungen und Symbole 15.2.2 Soziales Handeln: Religiöse Praktiken und Handlungsvorschriften 15.2.3 Sozialstruktur: Religiöse Gemeinschaften 15.3 Religionen und funktionale Integration 15.4 Typen religiöser Institutionen 15.4.1 Kirchen und Sekten 15.4.2 Kulte 15.5 Religiöse Innovation 15.6 Religion und sozialer Wandel 15.6.1 Die religiösen Wurzeln der Modernisierung 15.6.2 Säkularisierung 15.6.3 Religiöse Reaktionen auf Säkularisierung 15.6.4 Fundamentalismus 15.7 Kirche und Staat 15.8 Religion und Kirche im wiedervereinigten Deutschland 15.8.1 Religion und Kirche in den westdeutschen Bundesländern 15.8.2 Religiosität außerhalb der Kirche 15.8.3 Das Christentum und andere religiöse Gemeinschaften: Zunehmender religiöser Pluralismus 15.8.4 Religion und Kirche in Ostdeutschland Literatur – Zusammenfassung – Übungsfragen

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3593446219

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The Social Significance of Religion in the Enlarged Europe

Secularization, Individualization and Pluralization

By: Mr Olaf Müller,Prof Dr Gert Pickel,Professor Detlef Pollack

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The Social Significance of Religion in the Enlarged Europe

Secularization, Individualization and Pluralization

By: Mr Olaf Müller,Prof Dr Gert Pickel,Professor Detlef Pollack

Engaging with some of the central issues in the sociology of religion, this volume investigates the role and significance of churches and religion in contemporary Western and Eastern Europe. Based on an extensive international research project, it offers case studies of various countries (including Finland, Ireland, Portugal, Germany, Poland, Russia, Estonia, Hungary and Croatia), as well as cross-country comparisons. Researching more precisely the present social relevance of church and religion at different levels, The Social Significance of Religion in the Enlarged Europe raises and responds to both descriptive and explanatory questions: Can we observe tendencies of religious decline in the various Western and Eastern European countries? Are we witnessing trends of religious individualization? To what extent has there been a religious upswing in the last few years? And what are the factors causing the observed processes of religious change? Marked by its broad range of data and a coherent conceptual framework, in accordance with which each chapter assesses the extent to which three important theoretical approaches in the sociology of religion - secularization theory, the market model of religion, and the individualization thesis - are applicable to the data, this book will be of interest to scholars of sociology, politics and religion exploring religious trends and attitudes in contemporary Europe.

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Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

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1409483428

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9781409483427

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