Sacred and secular : religion and politics worldwide / Pippa Norris, Ronald Inglehart.

By:

Norris, Pippa

Contributor(s):

Inglehart, Ronald

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Cambridge studies in social theory, religion, and politicsPublication details: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2004.Description: 1 online resource (xv, 329 pages) : illustrations, mapsContent type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

0511231059
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0511231806
9780511231803
0511227736
9780511227738
9780521839846
052183984X
9780521548724
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051130871X

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Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Sacred and secular.DDC classification:

322.1 22

LOC classification:

BL65.P7 N67 2004eb

Other classification:

11.05

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Contents:

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.

Summary: 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 security.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-313) and index.

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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 security.

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