Recently added articles from Sociology of Religion:
What is society publishing for?(Viewpoint essay)
Sep 22, 2007; Yamane, David ... Before I turn to the substantive issue I would like to treat in this column, a word of thanks to Jen'nan Read for her hard work in making this special issue a reality. Most of the articles in this issue were first presented at a conference she organized that received generous support from ...
Introduction: the politics of veiling in comparative perspective.
Sep 22, 2007; Read, Jen'nan Ghazal ... International awareness and interest in Muslim populations skyrocketed after the terrorist attacks on U.S. soil on September 11, 2001. It remains at an all-time high today due to the ongoing war against terror globally and escalating conflicts throughout the Middle East and Asia. This ...
Visible through the veil: the regulation of Islam in American law.
Sep 22, 2007; Moore, Kathleen M. ... The controversy over the French government's recent ban on the Muslim veil (voile) or headscarf (foulard) in public schools garnered many headlines within France and in the international media. Stating that there is "something aggressive" about children wearing the headscarf to school, ...
The post-9/11 hijab as icon.
Sep 22, 2007; Haddad, Yvonne Yazbeck ... The integration and assimilation of second and third generation Muslims into U.S. society was expected to proceed according to a predictable trajectory noted among previous immigrant groups. The children of the immigrants would shed their parents' religious and cultural markings and become ...
Hijab and American Muslim women: creating the space for autonomous selves.
Sep 22, 2007; Williams, Rhys H. ... As increasing numbers of Muslims live in the United States, and as Islam becomes increasingly visible as a public religious presence in what is still a Christian-majority country, many Islamic religious practices are being adopted, adapted to, and abandoned by American Muslims. This is ...
France upside down over a headscarf?
Sep 22, 2007; Body-Gendrot, Sophie ... There is no doubt that for an outsider, particularly a Muslim outsider, the recent law banning the headscarves (hijab) worn by Muslim girls in public schools in France is stunning. Who would have thought a piece of cloth could threaten the stability of the French state? How can the land of ...
From a community of believers to an Islam of the heart: "conspicuous" symbols, Muslim practices, and the privatization of religion in France.
Sep 22, 2007; Killian, Caitlin ... Waves of immigrant workers, family reunification policies, and children born in France have made Islam the second largest religion in France. Five million Muslims live in a country that has looked at religion with skepticism since the Enlightenment. From the French Revolution on, political ...
Global contexts and the veil: Muslim integration in the United States and France.
Sep 22, 2007; Ajrouch, Kristine J. ... Integration of Muslims into Western societies has received growing attention in recent years. Of central concern has been whether norms based on Islamic beliefs hinder Muslims' ability to participate successfully in societies based on secular principles. Perhaps the most contentious issue ...
The History of the Riverside Church in the City of New York.(Book review)
Sep 22, 2007; Day, Katie ... The History of the Riverside Church in the City of New York by PETER J. PARIS, JOHN W. COOK, JAMES HUDNUT-BEUMLER, LAWRENCE H. MAMIYA, LEONORA TUBBS TISDALE, and JUDITH WEISENFELD. New York: New York University Press, 2004, 350 pp.; $35.00 USD (cloth). Riverside Church has cast ...
The Penitente Brotherhood: Patriarchy and Hispano-Catholicism in New Mexico.(Book review)
Sep 22, 2007; Lamadrid, Enrique R. ... The Penitente Brotherhood: Patriarchy and Hispano-Catholicism in New Mexico by MICHAEL P. CARROLL. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002, 260 pp.; $45.00 USD (cloth). Historians, critics, and cultural activists agree that the Fraternidad Piadosa de Nuestro Padre Jesus ...
There's Never Been a Show Like Veggie Tales: Sacred Messages in a Secular Market.(Book review)
Sep 22, 2007; Clark, Lynn Schofield ... There's Never Been a Show Like Veggie Tales: Sacred Messages in a Secular Market by HILLARY WARREN. Lanham, Md.: AltaMira Press, 2005, 135 pp.; $55.00 USD (cloth), $19.95 USD (paper). Retailers have long known that when videos and DVDs appeal equally to children and to their ...
Protestant Political Parties: A Global Survey.(Book review)
Sep 22, 2007; Smilde, David ... Protestant Political Parties: A Global Survey by PAUL FRESTON. London: Ashgate, 2004, 184 pp.; $99.95 USD (cloth). In Protestant Political Parties Paul Freston continues his project of overwhelming broad generalizations with the clear diversity present in actual empirical facts ....
Religious Influences on Health and Well-Being in the Elderly.(Book review)
Sep 22, 2007; Dupree, Natalie E. ... Religious Influences on Health and Well-Being in the Elderly edited by K. WARNER SCHAIE, NEAL KRAUSE, and ALAN BOOTH. New York: Springer, 2004, 307 pp.; $51.80 USD (cloth). This book discusses the impact of religion on the health of the elderly. The first chapter, written by ...
Voices From the Pagan Census: A National Survey of Witches and Neo-Pagans in the United States.(Book review)
Sep 22, 2007; Hansen, Kim Philip ... Voices From the Pagan Census: A National Survey of Witches and Neo-Pagans in the United States by HELEN A. BERGER, EVAN A. LEACH, and LEIGH S. SHAFFER. Columbia, S.C.: University of South Carolina Press, 2003, 304 pp.; $29.95 USD (cloth). Neo-Pagans are difficult to study ...
The Disciplinary Revolution: Calvinism and the Rise of the State in Early Modern Europe.(Book review)
Sep 22, 2007; Spickard, James V. ... The Disciplinary Revolution: Calvinism and the Rise of the State in Early Modern Europe by PHILIP S. GORSKI. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2003, 249 pp.; $52.00 USD (cloth); $21.00 USD (paper). This book is adventurous, insightful, and provocative. It combines creative ...
Sociology and the Sacred: An Introduction to Philip Rieff's Theory of Culture.(Book review)
Sep 22, 2007; Leong, Pamela ... Sociology and the Sacred: An Introduction to Philip Rieff's Theory of Culture by ANTONIUS ZONDERVAN. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2005, 207 pp.; $50.00 USD (cloth). In Sociology and the Sacred, Antonius Zondervan offers an interpretation of Philip Rieff's published ...