Religious Pluralism, Legal Development, and Societal Complexity: Rudimentary Forms of Civil Religion
We explore the question of why civil religion might arise in the first place. Essentially the argument is: (1) the condition of religious pluralism creates special problems for social interaction; (2) social interaction, in such situations, is facilitated by a universalistic legal system; (3) a univ...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[1974]
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| In: |
Journal for the scientific study of religion
Year: 1974, Volume: 13, Issue: 2, Pages: 177-189 |
| Further subjects: | B
Religious laws
B Social evolution B Fair play B conflicts of laws B Legal systems B Religious rituals B Protestantism B Catholicism B Social Interaction |
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Volltext (Resolving-System) Volltext (doi) |
