Secular and Sacred? - The Scandinavian Case of Religion in Human Rights, Law and Public Space

Shaped by five hundred years of Lutheran impact and with a strong influence of big majority churches, Scandinavian secularity is a very interesting and fruitful material for the historical and contemporary theoretical debate on the secular. It can be discussed, for example, whether the strong position of Human Rights and of the Scandinavian welfare state might be interpreted in continuity with the historical influence of Protestant traditions. Is there something like a hidden sacrality implicit in the Scandinavian secular?

About the author

José Casanova, ist einer der international bedeutendsten Religionssoziologen. Von 1987 bis 2007 lehrte er an der New School for Social Research, New York, seit 2009 ist er Professor an der Georgetown University, Washington. Er leitet das Berkley Center's Program on Globalization, Religion and the Secular.

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• Assisted by: Rosemarie van den Breemer (Editor), CASA (Editor), Jose Casanova (Editor), José Casanova (Editor), Jose Casanova u a (Editor), Hans-Günter Heimbrock (Editor), Heinz Streib (Editor), Rosemari van den Breemer (Editor), Rosemarie van den Breemer (Editor), Claire Wolfteich (Editor), Wyll (Editor), Trygve Wyller (Editor), Trygve Wyller u a (Editor)
• Publisher: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
• Languages: English, German
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.12.2013
• EAN: 9783525604496
• ISBN: 978-3-525-60449-6
• No. of pages: 328
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 237 mm x 27 mm
• Weight: 683 g
• Illustrations: with 7 fig.
• Series: Research in Contemporary Religion; Research in Contemporary Religion (RCR); Research in Contemporary Religion 15; Research in Contemporary Religion 015; Research in Contemporary Religion; Research in Contemporary Religion (RCR); Research in Contemporary Religion 015
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works