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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Norris, Pippa, author.

Inglehart, Ronald, author.

Series:

Cambridge studies in social theory, religion and politics.

Cambridge studies in social theory, religion, and politics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion and politics.

Secularism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 329 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Other Title:

Sacred & Secular

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Seminal thinkers of the nineteenth century - Auguste Comte, Herbert Spencer, Emile Durkheim, Max Weber, Karl Marx, and Sigmund Freud - all predicted that religion would gradually fade in importance and cease to be significant with the emergence of industrial society. The belief that religion was dying became the conventional wisdom in the social sciences during most of the twentieth century. During the last decade, however, the secularization thesis has experienced the most sustained challenge in its long history. The traditional secularization thesis needs updating. Religion has not disappeared and is unlikely to do so. Nevertheless, the concept of secularization captures an important part of what is going on. This book develops a theory of secularization and existential security. Sacred and Secular is essential reading for anyone interested in comparative religion, sociology, public opinion, political behavior, political development, social psychology, international relations, and cultural change.

Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Tables; Figures; Preface and Acknowledgments; SACRED AND SECULAR; PART I Understanding Secularization; PART II Case Studies of Religion and Politics; PART III The Consequences of Secularization; CONCLUSIONS; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

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

ISBN:

1-107-16265-3

1-280-70233-8

0-511-79101-1

0-511-23105-9

0-511-22943-7

0-511-23180-6

0-511-30871-X

0-511-23027-3

OCLC:

437174967