Researching Religion
«the book is consistently accessible, funny, and illuminating.»
Kristen Tobey, Religious Studies Review
Researching Religion: Why We Need Social Science establishes the relevance of social science for the study of religion and promotes a particular kind of social science. Even if we confine ourselves to academic disciplines, there are very many ways of viewing religion. Les mer
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and behaviour, then one has to do social science. Steve Bruce underlines the value of quantitative social research. He shows that while detailed ethnographies have enormous value in helping us get 'inside' religious belief and behaviour, they are severely limited by problems of scale and representativeness in
their value for generating and testing explanations. While the primary focus is social research, the examples are drawn from studies of religious belief and behaviour, so it also presents a very large number of important observations about the nature of religion in the modern world. This book is an informative, concise reference for students trying to unpick quantitative religious research. It shows how to gather valuable research and avoid pitfalls.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Oxford University Press
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9780198786580
- Utgivelsesår
- 2018
- Format
- 22 x 14 cm
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«the book is consistently accessible, funny, and illuminating.»
Kristen Tobey, Religious Studies Review
«Bruce is strongest when he addresses the role of theory, which is not surprising given his substantial and important contributions in this area. Given its content and approach, and because Bruce aims to help others avoid pitfalls and problems he himself encountered during his career, the book is most appropriate for scholars engaged in the study of religion. Summing up: Recommended»
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«Researching Religion is an eminent scholar's reflection on the lessons he has learned in an accomplished career of analyzing religion sociologically. It offers one map of central issues through which younger scholars will need to chart their paths in confucting research on religion...»
John R. Hall, UC Santa Cruz and Davis, Nova Religio