Buch, Englisch, 400 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 682 g
Reihe: Cambridge Studies in Social Theory, Religion and Politics
Buch, Englisch, 400 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 682 g
Reihe: Cambridge Studies in Social Theory, Religion and Politics
ISBN: 978-0-521-70758-9
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
This book delves into the extent of government involvement in religion between 1990 and 2002 using both quantitative and qualitative methodology. The study is based on the Religion and State dataset, which includes 175 governments across the globe, all of which are addressed individually in this book. The forms of involvement examined in this study include whether the government has an official religion, whether some religions are given preferential treatment, religious discrimination against minority religion, government regulation of the majority religion, and religious legislation. The study shows that government involvement in religion is ubiquitous, that it increased significantly during this period, and that only a minority of states, including a minority of democracies, have separation of religion and state. These findings contradict the predictions of religion's reduced public significance found in modernization and secularization theory. The findings also demonstrate that state religious monopolies are linked to reduced religious participation.
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Religionssoziologie
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Innen-, Bildungs- und Bevölkerungspolitik
- Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionssoziologie und -psychologie, Spiritualität, Mystik
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Politische Soziologie und Psychologie
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Politische Soziologie
Weitere Infos & Material
1. Introduction; 2. The question of religion's role in politics and society: modernization, secularization, and beyond?; 3. Quantifying religion; 4. Global GIR from 1990 to 2002; 5. Western democracies; 6. The former Soviet bloc; 7. Asia; 8. The Middle East and North Africa; 9. Sub-Saharan Africa; 10. Latin America; 11. Patterns and trends; 12. Conclusions.
