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Arts Graduate Handbook 1996
Published by Monash University
Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
ASM4340
Sociology of religion
Proposed to be offered next in 1997
Gary Bouma
12 points + 2 hours per week + Clayton
Synopsis Focusing on religion in Australia, this option examines the
problem of religious meaning and the emergence and maintenance of religious
systems of meaning. The interaction between religion and society. The operation
of religious meaning systems - the way in which they develop, become organised,
are propagated and maintained - is the core concern of the subject.
Assessment Research report (3000 words): 35% + Seven position papers
(300 words each): 30% + Essay (3000 words): 35%
Prescribed texts
- Black A Religion in Australia Allen and Unwin, 1991
- Bouma G D Religion: Meaning, transcendence and community in
Australia Longman, 1992
Recommended texts
- Beckford J A Religion and advanced industrial society Unwin Hyman,
1989
- Bouma G D The religious factor in Australian life Marc, 1986
- Mol H The faith of Australians Allen and Unwin, 1985
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