Screen LibrarySacred and secular：religion and politics worldwide
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Cambridge University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | New York Cambridge |
| Publication Dates: | 2011. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
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Cambridge studies in social theory, religion and politics |
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| Carrier Form: | xvi, 375 p.: ill., tables ; 24 cm. |
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9781107011281 (hardback) 1107011280 (hardback) 9781107648371 (paperback) 1107648378 (paperback) |
| Index Number: | B911 |
| CLC: | B911 |
| Call Number: | B911/N857/2nd ed. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. "Seminal nineteenth-century thinkers predicted that religion would gradually fade in importance 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. The traditional secularization thesis needs updating, however, 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 existential security. It demonstrates that the publics of virtually all advanced industrial societies have been moving toward more secular orientations during the past half century, but also that the world as a whole now has more people with traditional religious views than ever before. This second edition expands the theory and provides new and updated evidence from a broad perspective and in a wide range of countries. This confirms that religiosity persists most strongly among vulnerable populations... "This book develops a theory of secularization and existential security, demonstrating that the publics of virtually all advanced industrial societies have been moving toward more secular orientations during the past fifty years, but also that the world as a whole now has more people with traditional religious views than ever before"--Provided by publisher. |