Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, Volume 30

The 30th volume of Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion includes an empirical study of attachment and another on daily spiritual practices, as well as two special sections which explore the social scientific study of religion in Indonesia and what has become widely known as the Pope Francis effect in contemporary Catholicism.

About the author

Ralph W. Hood, Jr., Ph.D. (1968), University of Nevada, Reno, is Professor of Psychology at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as well as Leroy A. Martin Distinguished Professor of Religious Sudies and UT Alumni Distinguished Professor. A former president of Division 36 of the APA, he is author of numerous books in the psychology of religion.

Sariya Cheruvallil-Contractor, Ph.D. (2010), University of Gloucestershire, is Assistant Professor at the Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations, Coventry University where she also leads the Faith and Peaceful Relations group. She is a Feminist Sociologist of Religion. Her research focuses on the lived experiences of religion or belief in modern Britain, with particular emphasis on Islam.

Product details

• Assisted by: Sariya Cheruvallil-Contractor (Editor), Ralph W Hood (Editor), Ralph W. Hood (Editor)
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 19.12.2019
• EAN: 9789004414747
• ISBN: 978-90-04-41474-7
• No. of pages: 482
• Weight: 883 g
• Series: Research in the Social Scienti
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories