Alternative Religion - A New Political Cleavage?: An Analysis of Norwegian Survey Data on New Forms of Spirituality

The article addresses the relationship between religion and politics, and combines theories on religious change with theories on political cleavages. Empirical evidence is presented from a Norwegian survey of new forms of religiosity and political attitudes. Woodhead and Heelas (2004) have posited t...

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Main Author: Botvar, Pål Ketil 1963- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press [2009]
In: Politics and religion
Year: 2009, Volume: 2, Issue: 3, Pages: 378-394
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