Presidential Address: Religion and Power-A Return to the Roots of Social Scientific Scholarship

Early social scientists, including Karl Marx, Max Weber, and W. E. B. DuBois, recognized the importance of religion for power systems. Since the beginning of the 20th century, however, there has been a decline in scholars examining how religion matters for power. This address proposes that scholars...

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Main Author: Edwards, Korie L. 1970- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell [2019]
In: Journal for the scientific study of religion
Year: 2019, Volume: 58, Issue: 1, Pages: 5-19
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Religion / Political system / Power structure
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
ZC Politics in general
Further subjects:B Religious Institutions
B power systems
B sociology of religion
B Power
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