Pluralism as a Culture: Religion and Civility in Southern California
This article describes Southern California as a particular setting for the study of religious pluralism and civil society. The region's history of global religious and cultural encounters, lack of a religious establishment, hypermodernity, and fluid identities have all contributed to “pluralism...
| Veröffentlicht in: | The annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science |
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| Medienart: | Elektronisch Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Sage Publ.
2007
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The annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
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| weitere Schlagwörter: | B
democratic traditions
B pluralism as culture B pluralism versus multiculturalism B mixed identities |
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| Zusammenfassung: | This article describes Southern California as a particular setting for the study of religious pluralism and civil society. The region's history of global religious and cultural encounters, lack of a religious establishment, hypermodernity, and fluid identities have all contributed to “pluralism as a culture,” or a style of inter-group interaction and cooperation characterized generally by openness and acceptance. Finally, the author discusses how this culture akin to what is sometimes called “rooted cosmopolitanism” and to core American values and democratic traditions. |
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| ISSN: | 1552-3349 |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: American Academy of Political and Social Science, The annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0002716207301061 |