The book entitled Sociology of Religion is a serious attempt to understand religion in a social framework. In the introductory chapter, study of religion by Emile Durkheim and Max Weber has been made to focus the role of religion in a modern society. The history of sociology of religion has been covered in the second chapter. The evolution of religion has been studied is the second chapter.
The study of the process of secularisation constitutes the part of the fourth chapter. The author has thoroughly examined the causes and consequences of the emergence of different new religious movements in the fifth chapter.
The study of religion and democratic behaviours, morality gender, psychology and spirituality has been made in depth in the sixth, seventh and eighth chapter respective. The detailed investigation of socio-cultural and socio-religious origin of human rights has been covered in the ninth chapter of this book.
The study of the impact of globalization on religion in particular has been made thoroughly in the final chapter of this book.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Suresh Chandra
Prof. Suresh Chandra is a Professor and Head of the Post Graduate Department of Rachna Sharir at State Ayurvedic College, Lucknow since last four years. For more than last twenty five years he has been teaching subject of Sharir to the student's in wide range of Government Ayurvedic Colleges of Uttar Pradesh such Government Ayurvedic College, Gurukul Kangri, Hardwar, and Government Ayurvedic College Atarra (Banda) and now at Lucknow. He received M.D. (Ayurveda) Sharir degree from Lucknow University, Lucknow in the year 1982. He has many valuable papers to his credit, which have been published in National Journals of Ayurveda. He also presented most laudable scientific papers in different scientific seminars and workshops organized by Ayurvedic Institutions of the country. Prof. Suresh Chandra is recipient of the prestigious late Bhaskar Govind Ghanekar "Best Sharir Teacher" award of the country and also late Laxmi Bai Thatte "Best M.D. thesis:" award from All India Sharir Research Institute, Lucknow. He has been honoured with a title of "National Dissector" in Dissection Methodology Training Programme organized by All India Sharir Research Institute, Lucknow. He possess skilled hand for meticulous cadaveric dissection. He is supervisor of number of M.D. and Ph.D. thesis and also expert member and examiner in Universities of India.
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