Religion Power and Resistance: New Ideas for a Divided World

This volume explores the intersections of religion power and resistance in a fast-changing world. The authors herein seek to disrupt the sociology of religions dominant paradigms especially its overemphasis in Europe and the United States as well as its preference for official religions as opposed to diverse worldviews in all of their manifestations from around the world: Africa Asia Australia Europe the Middle East and North and South America. The papers in this volume explore ways of decentering the Global North and of decolonizing the sociology of religions core concepts. They explore strategies used by newer and popular forms of religion to challenge existing power structures. Moreover they examine the intersectionalities that privilege some peoples religious lives and disprivilege others. They show how religion spirituality and non-religion are much more complex than the dominant paradigms have led us to believe. This volume seeks to generate robust discussion and critical reflection on new ideas for a divided world thus contributing to the advancement of the discipline of religious sociology.