In this unique text, Stark and Bainbridge begin with basic statements about human nature and, employing the principles of logic and philosophy, build toward increasingly complex propositions about societies and their religious institutions. They provide a rigorous yet flexible sociological theory of religion as well as a general sociological model for deriving macrolevel theory from microlevel evidence.
Towards a general theory of religion
The core theory : religious commitment
Evolution of the Gods
Priests and magicians
Sects : emergence of schismatic religious movements
Cults : formation of innovative religious movements
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