Bourdieu's theory of culture offers a rich conceptual resource for the social‐scientific study of
religion. In particular, his analysis of cultural capital as a medium of social relations suggests …

This essay examines key features of Pierre Bourdieu's sociology of culture in light of their
potential contribution to the sociology of religion. For Bourdieu, religion can be analyzed as …

Although some of Bourdieu's most basic concepts have their roots in the sociology of
religion, religion itself has, in appearance, only a marginalized status within his work. This …

Recent years have seen increased emphasis on the autonomy of human agency in creating
meaning in everyday life. The institutional bias in sociology, however, and its concomitant …

Pierre Bourdieu's work has had a resounding impact on disciplines ranging from linguistics
to anthropology to art history to literary criticism. Scholars of religion have, however, been …

Pierre Bourdieu was one of the most influential social theorists of our time. He developed a
series of concepts to uncover the way society works and to challenge assumptions about …

“The most important contribution to the sociology of religion since Max Weber's The
Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism”(Commonweal). Acclaimed scholar and …

This article offers a critical analysis of Pierre Bourdieu's work and its importance for the study
of religion. Analysis and criticim of Bourdieu's theories with reference to the example of the …

With Robert as an economist and Rachel as a moral philosopher, we bring a diversity of
tools and perspectives to study the nature of human agency and the beliefs on which …

An analysis of the manner in which believers'" relations to the supernatural" influence and
even rationalize their action is central to Weber's sociology as a whole as well as his …