"Underground" Traditions in the Study of Sectarianism: Non-Religious Uses of the Concept "Sect"
Investigation of the topic of sectarianism suggests the benefit of greater interchange between sociological subdisciplines. Delineating two "traditions" of sect analysis, largely ignored by sociologists of religion, this paper notes their emphasis on "non-religious" and particula...
| Published in: | Journal for the scientific study of religion |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
[1976]
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Journal for the scientific study of religion
Year: 1976, Volume: 15, Issue: 2, Pages: 145-156 |
| Further subjects: | B
Social evolution
B Political Sociology B Traditions B Sectarianism B Religious sects B Social Movements B Marxism |
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| Summary: | Investigation of the topic of sectarianism suggests the benefit of greater interchange between sociological subdisciplines. Delineating two "traditions" of sect analysis, largely ignored by sociologists of religion, this paper notes their emphasis on "non-religious" and particularly political sectarianism. The utility of these "underground" traditions for sociologists of religion is indicated, as is the contribution which the "mainstream" study of sects may make to the study of social movements. Location of the sect in a broader context is seen as relevant to an understanding of the complex relationship between the religious and the secular, and as crucial to a full historical and comparative understanding of the phenomenon itself. |
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| ISSN: | 1468-5906 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for the scientific study of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/1385358 |