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Rajat Publications Sociology of Religion by Aditya Acharya
Sociology of religion is the study of the beliefs, practices and organizational forms of religion using the tools and methods of the discipline of sociology. Sociology of religion is distinguished from the philosophy of religion in that it does not set out to assess the validity of religious beliefs. Whereas the sociology of religion broadly differs from theology in assuming indifference to the supernatural, theorists tend to acknowledge socio-cultural reification of religious practice. The constituent elements of sacrifice have been incorporated into the particular religions and cultures of the world in various and often complex ways.