A comparative sociology of world religions : virtuosos, priests, and popular religion / Stephen Sharot.
2001
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A comparative sociology of world religions : virtuosos, priests, and popular religion / Stephen Sharot.
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New York : New York University Press, [2001]
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©2001
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vii, 344 pages ; 24 cm
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World religions, elites, and popular religion
Religious action : a Weberian model
Elites and masses : Max Weber, Weberian scholars, and Marxist analysis
China : state religion, elites, and popular religion in a syncretistic milieu
India : Brahmans, renouncers, and popular Hinduism
Nirvana and spirits : Buddhism and animism in Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia
Hierocracy and popular religion : Catholicism in 'traditional' Europe
Elite scholars and popular saints : a brief excursus on Islam and Judaism
Protestants, Catholics, and the reform of popular religion
Comparisons.
Religious action : a Weberian model
Elites and masses : Max Weber, Weberian scholars, and Marxist analysis
China : state religion, elites, and popular religion in a syncretistic milieu
India : Brahmans, renouncers, and popular Hinduism
Nirvana and spirits : Buddhism and animism in Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia
Hierocracy and popular religion : Catholicism in 'traditional' Europe
Elite scholars and popular saints : a brief excursus on Islam and Judaism
Protestants, Catholics, and the reform of popular religion
Comparisons.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-335) and index.
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English
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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2005. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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0814798047 alkaline paper
0814798055 paperback
0814798055 paperback
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