Sacred and Secular: Religion And Politics Worldwide - Brossura

Norris, Pippa

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ISBN 10: 1107648378 ISBN 13: 9781107648371

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2012

Riassunto

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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Recensione:

"This second edition is an outstanding contribution to the new thought among social scientists about the process of secularization... Norris and Inglehart present convincing arguments soundly anchored in extensive systematic research from around the globe...[They] provide a brilliant, well-written, and thoroughly convincing second edition of what will surely become a classic in the field. This is an indispensable work for any college-level class concerned with the role of religion in the contemporary world. Summing Up: Essential." -J.J. Preston, Sonoma State University, CHOICE Magazine

Descrizione del libro:

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.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1107648378
• ISBN 13: 9781107648371
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 392