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Sacred and Secular: Religion and Politics Worldwide (Cambridge Studies in Social Theory, Religion and Politics)
Pippa Norris
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Paperback. This book demonstrates that although advanced societies have been moving toward secular orientation, the world has more people with traditional religious views. Series: Cambridge Studies in Social Theory, Religion & Politics. Num Pages: 392 pages, 44 b/w illus. 46 tables. BIC Classification: HRAM1; JFSR; JHB; JPB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 552. Religion and Politics Worldwide. Series: Cambridge Studies in Social Theory, Religion & Politics. 392 pages, 44 b/w illus. 46 tables. Demonstrates that although advanced societies have been moving toward secular orientation, the world has more people with traditional religious views. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: HRAM1; JFSR; JHB; JPB. Dimension: 157 x 229 x 23. Weight: 528.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
392
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Series
Cambridge Studies in Social Theory, Religion & Politics
Condition
New
Weight
585g
Number of Pages
392
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107648371
SKU
V9781107648371
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About Pippa Norris
Pippa Norris is the McGuire Lecturer in Comparative Politics at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and a visiting professor at Sydney University. Her work analyzes comparative elections and public opinion, gender politics, and political communications. Companion volumes by this author and Ronald Inglehart, also published by Cambridge University Press, include Rising Tide (2003) and Cosmopolitan ... Read more
Reviews for Sacred and Secular: Religion and Politics Worldwide (Cambridge Studies in Social Theory, Religion and Politics)
"This second edition is an outstanding contribution to the new thought among social scientists about the process of secularization... Norris and Inglehart present convincing arguments soundly anchored in extensive systematic research from around the globe...[They] provide a brilliant, well-written, and thoroughly convincing second edition of what will surely become a classic in the field. This is an indispensable work for ... Read more