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From civil to political religion : the intersection of culture, religion and politics /

A critique of the civil religion thesis, identifying the most basic deficiencies of literature on this topic. An informative case study of civil religion in Pinochet's Chile substantiates the critique.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Cristi, Marcela, 1940-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Waterloo, Ont. : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, ©2001.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Theoretical foundations
  • American civil religion and the American debate
  • The "problem" of legitimacy, power, and politics
  • State-directed civil religions in comparative perspective
  • Chile, 1973-1989: a case study
  • Civil religion and the spirit of nationalism
  • Durkheim versus Rousseau revisited.