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Arts Undergraduate Handbook 1996
Published by Monash University
Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
Sociology
of religion
Proposed to be offered next in 1997
G D Bouma
Synopsis Focusing on religion in Australia, this option examines the
problem of religious meaning, 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): 50% + Seven papers (300 words
each): 50%
Prescribed texts
- Black A Religion in Australia Allen and Unwin, 1991
- Bouma G D Religion: Meaning, transcendence and community in
Australia Longman, 1991
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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