NATIONALISM, RELIGION, AND SECULARIZATION: AN OPPORTUNE MOMENT FOR RESEARCH
In this paper, we consider two related subfields of contemporary social-scientific research: secularization theory and the analysis of the relationship between nationalism and religion. After reviewing major developments and perspectives in these research areas, we argue that there are good grounds...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage Publications
2010
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Review of religious research
Year: 2010, Volume: 52, Issue: 1, Pages: 90-111 |
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| Summary: | In this paper, we consider two related subfields of contemporary social-scientific research: secularization theory and the analysis of the relationship between nationalism and religion. After reviewing major developments and perspectives in these research areas, we argue that there are good grounds for hypothesizing that nationalism plays an important role in fomenting processes of institutional differentiation, and thus is likely a cause of secularization. We close by providing a series of four conjectures and two corollary questions that could serve as the basis of a common research program in this area. |
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| ISSN: | 2211-4866 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Review of religious research
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