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Academics in sociology of religion at universities in Canada, the UK, the US, Belgium, and Italy have contributed ten essays on the phenomenon of pilgrimage. Among the topics are: neo-pagan pilgrimage to sites that include Stonehenge; pilgrimage to the site of the Virgin's image in a window in Clear

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This timely collection of 13 essays addresses a variety of aspects of political-religious interaction in the former Eastern Bloc.

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Current social and political theories, which tend to dismiss religious resurgence as a deviant occurrence in the broad sweep of history, do not provide an adequate framework for the study of the dramatic resurgence of religion as a worldwide political force.

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This collection of seventeen essays presents an interactive discussion of critical issues in sociology and religion. Combining reports from empirical research with discussions of theoretical issues, personal reflections, and applied perspectives, the book offers a thorough examination of the sociology-religion interface.

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Examines the changing tone and form of the public voice of religion, its function in American society, and its relationship to the private world of religion.

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This book should appeal to anyone interested in Buddhism, Hinduism, Ancient Judaism, Ancient Greece, early Christianity, and Protestantism and Catholicism from the 13th to the 19th centuries, and it can ideally be used as a text for teaching Comparative Religions at the undergraduate and nonspecialist graduate levels.