Religious Complexity in Nordic Public Spheres
This article studies empirically the complexity of religion in the public sphere by systematically comparing the five Nordic countries. Sociologists debate if current trends in the West point to secularization or a return of religion (deprivatization, desecularization, or post-secularity). By drawin...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Universitetsforlaget
[2019]
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Nordic journal of religion and society
Année: 2019, Volume: 32, Numéro: 1, Pages: 71-90 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Nordische Staaten
/ Religion
/ Public
/ Discours
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| RelBib Classification: | AB Philosophie de la religion AX Dialogue interreligieux KBE Scandinavie |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Nordic countries
B religious complexity B Secularization B post-secularity B Deprivatization |
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| Résumé: | This article studies empirically the complexity of religion in the public sphere by systematically comparing the five Nordic countries. Sociologists debate if current trends in the West point to secularization or a return of religion (deprivatization, desecularization, or post-secularity). By drawing on the social science complexity reference, this article offers a critique of current scholarship and introduces the concept of religious complexity. The empirical study asks how religion is regulated, debated, and negotiated in the state, the polity, the media, and civil society in the Nordic countries since the 1980s. It is based on multiple sources of data. The analysis shows several religious trends at different levels: A growing secularization at the individual level, and the deprivatization of religion in politics, the media, and civil society. The conclusion outlines the religious complexity in the Nordic countries and discusses possible explanations that link the different and seemingly inconsistent trends. |
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| ISSN: | 1890-7008 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Nordic journal of religion and society
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.18261/issn.1890-7008-2019-01-05 |