Sacred and secular: religion and politics worldwide

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...

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Beteiligte Personen: Norris, Pippa 1953- (VerfasserIn), Inglehart, Ronald 1934-2021 (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2011
Ausgabe:Second edition
Schriftenreihe:Cambridge studies in social theory, religion, and politics
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Links:https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511894862
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511894862
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511894862
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511894862
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511894862
Zusammenfassung: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, especially in poorer nations and in failed states. Conversely, a systematic erosion of religious practices, values and beliefs has occurred among the more prosperous strata in rich nations
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Umfang:1 online resource (xvi, 375 pages)
ISBN:9780511894862
DOI:10.1017/CBO9780511894862