Books in the Routledge Library Editions: Sociology of Religion series

This set collects together in 19 volumes a wealth of texts on Sociology of Religion. An invaluable reference resource, it contains classic books on a wide range of topics, including: religion and violence, religion and family life, religion and society, culture and class.

This book, first published in 1989, identifies from within religious cultures those elements of tradition, behaviour and lifestyle that are health protective in that, by adhering to them, physical, mental and social wellbeing will be maintained as people age. It examines how different faith traditions view aging and its impact on health.

How is symbolic violence related to the real acts of religious violence around the modern world? The authors of this book, first published in 1992, explore this question as well as responding to theories about the issue from Rene Girard's Violence and the Sacred (1977).

This book, first published in 1989, identifies from within religious cultures those elements of tradition, behaviour and lifestyle that are health protective in that, by adhering to them, physical, mental and social wellbeing will be maintained as people age. It examines how different faith traditions view aging and its impact on health.

How is symbolic violence related to the real acts of religious violence around the modern world? The authors of this book, first published in 1992, explore this question as well as responding to theories about the issue from René Girard's Violence and the Sacred (1977).