The sociology of religion and the 'desecularisation of society'
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2007
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Edições Universitárias Lusófonas
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Neste artigo, pretendo delimitar alguns dos mais importantes e recentes avanços na análise e na teorização que a Sociologia das Religiões sofreu na Alemanha, França e no mundo anglo-saxónico, nomeadamente os conceitos de "new cultural sociology", "new paradigm", e o debate sobre a dessecularização da sociedade. O centro encontra-se na crescente importancia da subjectividade e da espiritualidade. Por forma a
não se reduzirem a simples aspectos teóricos, relacionamo-los com as alterações societais das sociedades modernas. Contudo, afirmamos que esta nossa abordagem
foca especialmente o fenómeno descrito na Europa Central, assim como nas sociedades anglo-saxónicas. Afastando-nos deste enfoque, desejamos que também em Portugal e no Brasil se desenvolvam estudos sobre estes procesos teóricos e as suas relações com as mudanças nas sociedades.
In this paper, I want to delineate some important recent analytical and theoretical developments in the sociology of religion that have occurred in Germany, France and the AngloSaxon speaking world, such as the «new cultural sociology», the «new paradigm» and the debate on the desecularisation of society. Stress is particularly laid on the rising importance of subjectivity that is caught under the category of spirituality. In order not to reduce the presentation to a theoretical sketch, these theoretical developments are related to the societal changed they refer to in modern societies. However, one has to concede that the paper focuses primarily on phenomena in Central Europe as well as in the Anglo-Saxon speaking societies. Despite this focus, it is hoped that a number of the analytical categories and related societal processes discussed are to be identified also in other societies, such as Portugal or Brazil.
In this paper, I want to delineate some important recent analytical and theoretical developments in the sociology of religion that have occurred in Germany, France and the AngloSaxon speaking world, such as the «new cultural sociology», the «new paradigm» and the debate on the desecularisation of society. Stress is particularly laid on the rising importance of subjectivity that is caught under the category of spirituality. In order not to reduce the presentation to a theoretical sketch, these theoretical developments are related to the societal changed they refer to in modern societies. However, one has to concede that the paper focuses primarily on phenomena in Central Europe as well as in the Anglo-Saxon speaking societies. Despite this focus, it is hoped that a number of the analytical categories and related societal processes discussed are to be identified also in other societies, such as Portugal or Brazil.
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Revista Lusófona de Ciência das Religiões
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RELIGIÃO, SOCIOLOGIA DA RELIGIÃO, SECULARISMO, SECULARISM, RELIGION, SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION