TY  - BOOK
AU  - Thompson,Kenneth
TI  - Beliefs and ideology
SN  - 0853128596
AV  - BL60 .T49 1986
U1  - 303.372 22
PY  - 1986///
CY  - Chichester, West Sussex, London, New York
PB  - Ellis Horwood, Tavistock Publications
KW  - Religion and sociology
KW  - Religion
KW  - Philosophy
KW  - Ideology
KW  - Culture
KW  - Sociology
N2  - There has long been a gulf in sociology between the sociology of religion and the study of ideology. This new synthesis of the two streams of thought about belief systems provides an indispensible introduction to the field. Kenneth Thompson deals with the central issues in the study of religion, ideology and popular culture from a perspective which combines the thinking of Durkheim and Marx. Bridging the sterile distinction between Marxist theory and sociology, the book covers issues about culture and ideology which are at the head of the sociological agenda. It represents a novel and pathbreaking approach to central problematic of modern social theory. -- Back cover
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