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Religion

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The emergence of a science of religion and religions in which the sacred became a topic of objective inquiry was an important statement about the general character of social change and is taken as an index of secularization. However, the contemporary scientific study of religion and religions has significant epistemological problems that are associated with globalization, and the traditional question about the nature of religion has acquired a new intensity.

Author: Turner, Bryan S.
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc.
Publication Name: Theory, Culture & Society
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0263-2764
Year: 2006
Cross-cultural studies, Cross cultural studies, Philosophy and religion, Philosophy of religion, Knowledge, Theory of (Religion), Religious epistemology

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Hospital

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Hospitals are traditional sites of care as well as of knowledge production, which were considered important in the historical emergence of the university. However, with the dominance of bio-medical sciences, medical faculties are increasingly being separated geographically and administratively from other faculties.

Author: Turner, Bryan S.
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc.
Publication Name: Theory, Culture & Society
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0263-2764
Year: 2006
Management dynamics, Management, Medical colleges, Medical schools, Company business management, Medical anthropology, Medical education

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