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functional definitionof religion1 CONSTRUCTFunctional definition ofBERGER · SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION

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Sociology of religion

a definition of religion by what it does for people or society, such as giving meaning or integration, which Berger contrasts with definitions by content.

In sociology of religion, functional definition of religion refers to a definition of religion by what it does for people or society, such as giving meaning or integration, which Berger contrasts with definitions by content. This meaning comes from Berger (1974) in Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion.[1]

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  1. Berger, P. L. (1974). Some Second Thoughts on Substantive versus Functional Definitions of Religion. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 13(2), 125. https://doi.org/10.2307/1384374

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