World Religions and Multiculturalism - A Dialectic Relation

This book is about new forms of religious activities emerging in the context of their dialectic relations with contemporary multicultural realities. World religions are effectively a major agent of the multiculturalization of contemporary societies. However, multiculturalism pushes them not only toward change but also toward new conflicts.

About the author

Eliezer Ben-Rafael, PhD (1974) in Sociology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Tel Aviv University. He is past President of the International Institute of Sociology. His recent works include Jewish Identities (2001) and Is Israel One? (2005). His edited works include Identity, Culture and Globalization (2001); Sociology and Ideology (2003); Comparing Modernities (2005) and Transnationalism (2009).

Yitzhak Sternberg, PhD (2004) in Sociology, Tel Aviv University, teaches Sociology at the Open University and at Beit Berl College, Israel. His edited works include Identity, Culture and Globalization (2001); Comparing Modernities (2005); New Elites in Israel (2007, in Hebrew); and Transnationalism (2009).

Product details

• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.10.2010
• EAN: 9789004188921
• ISBN: 978-90-04-18892-1
• No. of pages: 428
• Dimensions: 163 mm x 246 mm x 28 mm
• Weight: 576 g
• Series: International Comparative Soci
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education