Religious symbolism and contemporary culture. The case of Europe

The aim of this paper is to analyze the ways in which religious symbols are present in non-religious spheres of contemporary European culture. It is widely known that, as a result of secularization, religious symbolic language is no longer present in the public sphere and culture of contemporary Eur...

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Main Author: Sztajer, Sławomir (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Polskie Towarzyrtwo Religioznawcze 2018
In: Przegla̜d religioznawczy
Year: 2018, Issue: 1/267
Further subjects:B Religious symbolism
B European culture
B Popular Culture
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