Routledge Library Editions: Sociology of Religion

Cover......Page 1
Half Title......Page 2
Title Page......Page 4
Copyright Page......Page 5
Original Title Page......Page 6
Original Copyright Page......Page 7
Contents......Page 10
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS......Page 14
  1. The Method......Page 16
  2. The Field......Page 26
  3. Religion and Society......Page 28
  1. Religious Experience and its Forms of Expression......Page 33
  2. (a) Theoretical Expression: Doctrine......Page 35
  3. (b) Practical Expression: Cultus......Page 40
  4. (c) Sociological Expression: Communion; Collective and Individual Religion......Page 43
  1. The Sociological Function of Religion......Page 50
  2. (a) The Integrating Power of Doctrine......Page 53
  3. (b) The Integrating Power of Worship......Page 55
  4. Religious Experience and the Attitude towards the “World”......Page 60
  5. Universal Order and Society; Ethics; Ideal and Reality......Page 66
 CHAPTER IV: RELIGION AND SOCIETY. I. RELIGION AND NATURAL GROUPS......Page 70
  1. Identity of Natural and Religious Grouping......Page 71
  2. Family Cults......Page 74
  3. Kinship Cults......Page 86
  4. Local Cults......Page 95
  5. Racial Cults......Page 103
  6. National Cults......Page 108
  7. Cult Associations based on Sex and Age......Page 113
  8. Conclusion......Page 123
  1. A New Principle of Grouping: Specifically Religious Groups......Page 126
  2. The Secret Society......Page 129
  3. The Mystery Society: Greece and Rome......Page 136
  4. The Sampradaya of Hinduism......Page 143
  5. The Founded Religion......Page 147
  6. (a) The Circle of Disciples......Page 150
  7. (b) The Brotherhood......Page 154
  8. (c) The Ecclesiastical Body. Church and Churches......Page 158
  9. Developments: Constitution; Equalitarian and Hierarchical Ideals......Page 162
   A. Individual and Collective Types of Protest: (a) Catholic, (b) Puritan, (c) Revivalist, (d) Orthodox......Page 173
   B. Forms of Protest: Individualism; New Grouping......Page 180
  11. Sociological Consequence of Protest within: Ecclesiola in Ecclesia......Page 190
   A. The Collegium pietatis......Page 191
   B. The Fraternitas......Page 196
   C. Monasticism. The Order......Page 199
  12. Sociological Consequences of Radical Protest: Secession......Page 203
   A. The Independent Group......Page 211
   B. The Sect......Page 213
  1. Simple and Complex Society......Page 223
  2. Social Stratification and Differentiation in General......Page 225
  3. Social Differentiation in Particular......Page 231
  4. Occupational Differentiation in Primitive Society: (a) Australia, (b) Eskimos, (c) South India, (d) New Guinea, (e) Melanesia, (f) American Indians, (g) South Africa, (h) West Africa, (i) East Africa......Page 236
  5. Social Differentiation and Religion......Page 251
  6. Sociological Consequences. Occupational Associations: (a) Africa, (b) Rome, (c) Islam......Page 255
  7. Social Differentiation in Higher Civilization......Page 269
   A. Religions of the Warrior: (a) Mexico, (b) Mithraism, (c) Zen Buddhism......Page 273
   B. Religions of the Merchant: Vallabhachari Hinduism, Parsiism, Jainism......Page 277
   C. Religions of the Peasant: Western Asia......Page 281
   A. Asia......Page 286
   B. Europe......Page 290
   C. America......Page 295
  1. Methodological Approach: Sociological Role of the State......Page 306
  2. Beginnings of the State......Page 307
  3. Identity of Spiritual and Secular Rule; Holy Law......Page 309
  4. Traditional and Founded Religion......Page 317
  6. Typology I: Identity of State and Cult......Page 318
  7. Examples of a Transitional Stage: (a) Zoroastrianism, (b) Shinto, (c) Islam......Page 322
  8. Typology II: The New Faith......Page 326
  9. Typology III: Universal Religions......Page 329
  10. The Communion of Saints......Page 331
  11. The Conquest of the State......Page 333
   A. Confucianism......Page 335
   B. Buddhism......Page 338
   C. Christianity......Page 345
  1. The Organization of Religious Groups......Page 352
  2. Charisma and Leadership......Page 358
  3. The Founder of Religion......Page 362
  4. The Reformer......Page 366
  5. The Prophet......Page 368
  6. The Seer......Page 373
  7. The Magician......Page 375
  8. The Diviner......Page 378
  9. The Saint......Page 380
  10. The Priest......Page 383
  11. The Religiosus......Page 392
  12. The Audience......Page 393
 CHAPTER IX: CONCLUSION......Page 399
 HIERARCHY......Page 410
 I. PLACES AND PEOPLES......Page 416
 II. PERSONS......Page 419
 III. RELIGIOUS GROUPS......Page 424
 IV. TOPICS......Page 426