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Religion in Secular Society

by Bryan R. Wilson

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This is a new edition of 'Religion in Secular Society' by Bryan Wilson (1926-2004), a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford for thirty years and one of the leading sociologists of religion of the twentieth century.

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Canonical title: Religion in Secular Society

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Languages: English
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Published: 1969
Genres: Sociology, Religion & Spirituality, Nonfiction, Philosophy, General Nonfiction
DDC/MDS: 261.1
LCC: BR115 .W6

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