Sacred and secular : religion and politics worldwide / / PIppa Norris, Ronald Inglehart

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910822262303321
• Autore: Norris Pippa
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cambridge, : Cambridge University Press, 2011
• ISBN: 1-107-22226-5; 1-139-12517-6; 1-283-31503-3; 1-139-12376-9; 9786613315038; 0-511-89486-4; 1-139-11801-3; 1-139-12867-1; 1-139-11365-8; 1-139-11584-7
• Edizione: [2nd ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xvi, 375 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Collana: Cambridge studies in social theory, religion and politics
• Classificazione: POL000000
• Altri autori (Persone): InglehartRonald
• Disciplina: 306.6
• Soggetti: Religion and politics; Secularism
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Machine generated contents note: Part I: Understanding Secularization: 1. The secularization debate; 2. Measuring secularization; 3. Comparing secularization worldwide; Part II: Case Studies of Religion and Politics: 4. The puzzle of secularization in the United States and Western Europe; 5. A religious revival in post-communist Europe?; 6. Religion and politics in the Muslim world; Part III: The Consequences of Secularization: 7. Religion, the Protestant ethic, and moral values; 8. Religious organizations and social capital; 9. Religious parties and electoral behavior; Part IV: Conclusions: 10. Secularization and its consequences; 11. Re-examining the theory of existential security; 12. Re-examining evidence for the security thesis.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book develops a theory of existential security. It demonstrates that ; the publics of virtually all advanced industrial societies have been moving toward more secular orientations during the past half century, but also that the world as a whole now has more people with traditional religious views than ever before. This second edition expands the theory and provides new and updated evidence from a broad perspective and in a wide range of countries. This confirms that religiosity persists most strongly among vulnerable populations, especially in poorer nations and in failed states. Conversely, a systematic erosion of religious practices, values and beliefs has occurred among the more prosperous strata in rich nations.