Sociology of Religion

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Sociology of Religion

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What is the sociology of religion?

• Sociology of religion is the study of the beliefs, practices and organizational forms of religion using the tools and methods of the discipline of sociology.

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View of religion in classical sociology

• Max Weber- The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism

• E. Durkheim- Suicide (1897), ‘The elementary forms of Religious life’ (1912)

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Religious groups

• One common typology among sociologists, religious groups are classified as denominations, sects, or cults.

• Various sociological classifications of religious

movements have been proposed by scholars. In

the sociology of religion, the most widely used

classification is the church-sect typology.

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Social Interaction

• Religious ceremonies or religious ritual/worship (Ritual as a methodological measure of religiosity)

• A ritual is a sequence of activities involving gestures, words, and objects, performed in a secluded place, and performed according to set order.

• Rituals are a feature of all known human societies.

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Social Institutions and Structures

• Education..

• Economy..

• Family..

• Policy..

• Military…

• Prison…

• Health..

• Nourishment or food..

• Technology..

• Media..

• Communication..

etc.

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Debunking (Putları kırma) Common Views

• Debunking myths

• Questioning social and fixed realities.

• Critical thinking

o Superstitions beliefs o Place of women

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8. References

• 1."The Sociological Study of religion". hirr.hartsem.edu. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2018.

• 2. Zuckerman, Phil (2003). Invitation to the Sociology of Religion. New York: Routledge.

• 3. "Definition of RITUAL". www.merriam-webster.com.