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Sacred and secular : religion and politics worldwide /

The belief that religion was dying became the conventional wisdom in the social sciences during most of the 20th century. However, religion has not disappeared and is unlikely to do so, and the secularization thesis needs updating. This text develops a theory of secularization and existential securi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Norris, Pippa
Otros Autores: Inglehart, Ronald
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2004.
Colección:Cambridge studies in social theory, religion, and politics.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Understanding secularization. The secularization debate ; Measuring secularization ; Comparing secularization worldwide
  • Case studies of religion and politics. The puzzle of secularization in the United States and Western Europe ; A religious revival in post-Communist Europe? ; Religion and politics in the Muslim world
  • The consequences of secularization. Religion, the Protestant ethic, and moral values ; Religious organizations and social capital ; Religious parties and electoral behavior
  • Conclusions. Secularization and its consequences.