Sacred and secular : religion and politics worldwide


Pippa Norris, Ronald Inglehart
Bok Engelsk 2004 · Electronic books.
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Medvirkende
Utgitt
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press , 2004
Omfang
XV, 329 s. : ill.
Utgave
2nd ed.
Opplysninger
Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Lst of Tables; List of Figures; Preface and Acknowledgments; PART I Understanding Secularization; 1 The Secularization Debate; Traditional Theories of Secularization; The Rational Weltanschauung: The Loss of Faith; Functional Evolution: The Loss of Purpose; The Theory of Religious Markets: The Loss of Competition; The Thesis of Secularization Based on Existential Security; The Security Axiom; The Cultural Traditions Axiom; Hypotheses; 1. The Religious Values Hypothesis; 2. The Religious Culture Hypothesis; 3. The Religious Participation Hypothesis. - 4. The Civic Engagement Hypothesis5. The Demographic Hypothesis; 6. The Religious Market Hypothesis; Conclusions; Demonstrating the Theory; (i) Cross-National Comparisons; (ii) Comparing Predominant Religious Cultures; (iii) Generational Comparisons; (iv) Sectoral Comparisons; (v) Patterns of Demography, Fertility Rates, and Population Change; (vi) Social and Political Consequences; Plan of the Book; 2 Measuring Secularization; Research Design; Cross-National Surveys; Longitudinal Trends; Generational Analysis; The Comparative Framework; The World Values Survey/European Values Survey. - Comparing Associational Membership. - Conclusions6 Religion and Politics in the Muslim World; The "Clash of Civilizations" Debate; Classification and Measures; Attitudes toward Democracy; Conclusion and Discussion; Technical Appendix; PART III The Consequences of Secularization; 7 Religion, the Protestant Ethic, and Moral Values; The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism Thesis; Evidence for the Protestant Ethic; Work Ethic; Attitudes toward Capitalism; Ethical Standards; Moral "Life Issue" Values; Conclusions; Technical Appendix; 8 Religious Organizations and Social Capital; Putnam's Theory of Social Capital. - Measures of SecularizationThe Classification of Religious Cultures; Type of Societies; Type of States; Religious Freedom Index; 3 Comparing Secularization Worldwide; Evidence of Religious Behavior; Cross-National Patterns of Religious Behavior; Social Characteristics; Trends in Religious Participation and Beliefs; Generational Comparisons; Conclusions; PART II Case Studies of Religion and Politics; 4 The Puzzle of Secularization in the United States and Western Europe; Comparing Religiosity in Postindustrial Nations; Trends in Secularization in Western Europe. - Trends in Religiosity in the United StatesExplaining Variations in Religiosity: The Religious Market Model; Religious Pluralism; State Regulation and Freedom of Religion; Functional Theories and the Social Role of Religious Institutions; The Role of Security and Economic Inequality; 5 A Religious Revival in Post-Communist Europe?; The Secularization versus Supply-Side Debate; Additional Relevant Factors; Generational Change in Religiosity; The Impact of Religious Markets versus the Impact of Human Development; Religious Pluralism; State Regulation of Religion; Societal Development. - Demonstrates that although advanced societies have been moving toward secular orientation, the world has more people with traditional religious views.
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Religion and politics
Secularism.
Philosophy & Religion
Politikk
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Dewey
201.72 . - 322.1 . - 306.6
ISBN
9781107011281. - 9781107648371

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