Transnational Factors Affecting the Study of Religion and Spirituality
Religious life and spirituality are conducted in socio-cultural contexts. As these contexts change so too will the conduct of religious and spiritual life. Moreover, factors changing the conduct of religious and spiritual life will also shape the way we study religion and spirituality, even as chang...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2003
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Research in the social scientific study of religion
Year: 2003, Volume: 14, Pages: 211-227 |
| Further subjects: | B
Social sciences
B Religion & Gesellschaft |
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| Summary: | Religious life and spirituality are conducted in socio-cultural contexts. As these contexts change so too will the conduct of religious and spiritual life. Moreover, factors changing the conduct of religious and spiritual life will also shape the way we study religion and spirituality, even as changes in the conduct of religious life will shape the way we study it. This paper calls for comparative studies in order to detect transnational socio-cultural changes and describes examples of transnational factors emerging from existing research that are changing the way religion is studied: religious migration and settlement, the management of religious diversity, the construction of religious identity, a shift from the rational to the experiential/ emotional, and the re-assertion of religious influence on public policy. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Research in the social scientific study of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/9789004496576_014 |