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Record Nr.

UNINA9910132592503321

Autore

Geoffroy Martin

Titolo

Theorizing religion in the global age : a typological analysis / / Martin Geoffroy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicoutimi : , : J.-M. Tremblay, , 2008

ISBN

1-4123-6327-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (27 pages)

Collana

Classiques des sciences sociales ; ; 3250

Disciplina

301.01

Soggetti

Sociology - Methodology

Sociology - Statistical methods

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Summary -- Some early theories about religion and globalization -- The transition of multiple modernities in the global age -- The intransigent position -- The conservative position -- The pluralist position -- The relativist position -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References.

Sommario/riassunto

This article is a partial response to the problems of the theorizing of religion and globalization that have arisen in recent studies about the subject. I am seeking to open the discussion about the theorizing of religion in the Global Age through the development of a typological analysis centered on the different religious positions in the Global Age. I will expose the four major religious positions that are an integral part of the Global Age, in the following order : intransigent, conservative, pluralist and relativist. In each case, I will make a brief description of the positions, followed by empirical reflections on them. The object of this research is to develop an operationalizable tool of analysis of religion in the context of the diverse globalization processes.