The sociology of religion

Religion and society: the functionalist approach

Functional theory

The functions of religion and magic

Religion and social causation

The significance of functional theory

The religious experience

The sacred, the extraordinary, and the phenomenon of charisma

The sacred and ultimacy

Ultimacy, meaning, and relationship

The problem of projection

The religious view

The institutionalization of religion

The cult

The emergence of belief patterns (myth)

The rationalization of belief patterns

The emergence of religious organization

Religion and society

Religion and society

Religion and social strafication

Conversion

Contemporary conversion

Religion as the ideology of transition

Conversion and cultural prestige

The church and the "world"

Religion and conflict

Religious stratification and secular stratification

The secularization of culture

Religion and secularization: ambiguity and conflict

Five dilemmas in the institutionalization of religion

Ambiguity and dilemma

Religion and magic: functional dilemmas

Religion as a central element in culture

Religion and society: a fundamental dilemma.