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      Comparative ReligionOttoman HistoryOttoman StudiesSufism
Over the past three decades, Mexico has witnessed the end to the Catholic Church's virtual monopoly of religious and moved increasingly towards religious diversity. This transformation leads us to the following questions: What challenges... more
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      Sociology of ReligionSecularizationMexicoReligion, Laicity, and Secularisation
L’islam est-il compatible avec la laïcité ? Ce type de questions est récurrent – l’actualité nous le rappelle sans cesse. Et nombreux sont ceux qui y répondent par la négative. Cet ouvrage collectif expose la variété des rapports... more
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      Middle East StudiesIslamSecularisms and SecularitiesReligion, Laicity, and Secularisation
Ensayo acreedor al 2º lugar del concurso nacional de ensayo universitario de la Cátedra Benito Juárez. Espacio público, religión, laicidad y conocimiento científico son los conceptos en torno a los cuales desarrollo esta disertación. El... more
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      Sociology of ReligionSocial SciencesScience and ReligionPublic Sphere
The visibility of religious identities in workplaces has become a recurrent topic of certain public debates and tensions in France. It is generally the visibility of Muslim identities and practices of Islam that are at the centre of these... more
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      SociologyPolitical SociologySociology of ReligionMulticulturalism
El autor parte del caso argentino para analizar la existencia de argumentos constitucionales que justificarían la abstención del Estado de disponer símbolos religiosos en espacios bajo su control.
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      Separation of Church and StateReligion, Laicity, and SecularisationChurch and StateReligious Symbols
Jocelyn Maclure and Charles Taylor have been members of the Commission de consultation sur les pratiques d'accommodement reliées aux differences culturelles, which was established in 2007 by the Government of Quebec. In particular... more
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      ConscienceSecularisms and SecularitiesValue pluralismReligion, Laicity, and Secularisation
Le droit à la différence ou la chose publique Le discours sur le « communautarisme », comme celui sur la banlieue, est assailli par les malentendus et les manipulations. Dans une perspective juridique, la République ne reconnaît pas les... more
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      DiversityFrench banlieuesReligion, Laicity, and SecularisationCommunautarisme
Cet article, publié en 1997, est un résumé de ma thèse de doctorat de l’Université de Paris I, Les prêtres mariés sous la Révolution française, dirigée par Michel Vovelle et soutenue en 1995. Un livre tiré de ma thèse, "Noces... more
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      HistoryModern HistoryFrench HistoryEarly Modern History
Brasiliens -Zwischen Dominanz, Weltflucht und Säkularität Rudolf von Sinner Beten, das heilt von der Verrücktheit. In den meisten Fällen. Das ist die wahre Seelenrettung... Viel Religion, junger Freund! Ich zum Beispiel laß keine... more
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      Jurgen HabermasSecularizationReligion, Laicity, and SecularisationPost-Secularism
A l’exception d’une petite trentaine de pays, toutes les nations du monde possèdent une armée. Au sein de ces forces militaires, des hommes et des femmes font le choix de se mettre au service de leurs concitoyens, en dépassant leurs... more
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      Canon LawConstitutional LawCivil LawSeparation of Church and State
Le Centre de Ressources D’un Monde à l’Autre, en réponse à une commande du Ministère de la Ville, a réalisé au cours de la période 200-2001 un diagnostic régional des lieux de culte musulman1, dans la région Nord Pas-de-Calais, qui n’a... more
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      Secularisms and SecularitiesReligion, Laicity, and SecularisationIslam and SecularismLaicite
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      Political PhilosophyJohn RawlsLiberalism and TolerationPluralism
I believe that the best way to approach our topic is to walk the path of history. I don't say it in order to force the present discussion onto a plain that's familiar and comfortable for megiven the fact that my work is as a Church... more
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      AtheismSoviet HistoryMissiologyCommunism
Illustrare oggi il tema del laicato, ad oltre cinquant’anni dalla conclusione del concilio Vaticano II, dopo la costituzione Lumen Gentium, il decreto Apostolicam Actuositatem, l’esortazione di Paolo VI Evangelii Nuntiandi, quella di... more
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      TheologyReligion, Laicity, and SecularisationSociology of Religion, Laicity, and SecularisationTeologia
« Je fus au séminaire d'une tristesse qui, à 16 ans, a bien peu d'exemples. » Le célèbre aveu de Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, revenant sur les années où sa famille le contraignit à entrer dans les ordres, prend une résonnance... more
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      HistoryModern HistoryFrench HistoryEarly Modern History
Throughout the nineteenth century, Maskilic journals increased their publication of anti-Hasidic satires. From the eighteen-sixties onward, this literature came primarily as a response to the revival in the publishing of Hasidic... more
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      ReligionEuropean HistoryIntellectual HistoryCultural History
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      ReligionCultural HeritageCultureCultural Tourism
Guigou, L. Nicolás. Etnicidad y laicismo en el Uruguay. (a cura di) Carla Maria RITA Un paese che cambia Saggi antropologici sull'Uruguay tra memoria e attualità Collana Ethnografie americane, CISU, Università degli Studi di Roma “La... more
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      ReligionComparative ReligionCultural StudiesSocial Movements
La philosophie politique se contente habituellement d'élaborer abstraitement des principes généraux qu'elle laisse aux juristes le soin de réaliser dans la forme de normes juridiques particulières. Or, comme l'a bien montré Habermas à la... more
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      Legal argumentationJohn RawlsArgumentation, Critical Thinking, DIscourseInstitutions (Political Science)
Hobbes sabia que a organização da sociedade é impossível sem a base estruturante de uma religião, e seu trabalho é, em última instância, uma tentativa de direcionar a refundação iminente da comunidade inglesa, que culminou na Revolução... more
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      Thomas HobbesPolitical TheologyEric VoegelinReligion, Laicity, and Secularisation
Relations between the Czech society and the Church have historically manifest themselves in an extraordinarily dramatic fashion. Author explores the various processes which culminated in Roman Catholicism drastically falling in both... more
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      ReligionChristianityHistoryCultural History
PRÊMIO ARQUIVO NACIONAL/2003 (1º Lugar). Este trabalho analisa o processo de secularização das atitudes e representações católicas diante da morte, no Rio de Janeiro, nos século XVIII e XIX. Parte da constatação de que, no século XVIII,... more
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      Death StudiesSecularizationDeath and Burial (Archaeology)Religion, Laicity, and Secularisation
Che cosa significa vivere in un’età secolare? Il posto occupato dalla religione è profondamente cambiato in Occidente nell’arco di pochi secoli. In questo libro Charles Taylor indaga le conseguenze di questo sommovimento culturale... more
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      SecularizationCharles TaylorSecularisms and SecularitiesReligion, Laicity, and Secularisation
Αντικείμενο του βιβλίου είναι το ζήτημα των μεταρρυθμίσεων στο χώρο του Οικουμενικού Πατριαρχείου και πιο συγκεκριμένα το πρόβλημα της ερμηνείας των Γενικών Κανονισμών , οι οποίοι επηρέασαν τη διαδικασία ανασυγκρότησης του ορθόδοξου... more
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      ReligionComparative ReligionHistoryModern History
Quand il est à Rome, le pape François déjeune chaque jour au milieu de bonnes soeurs dont il partage le modeste repas. Signe de la vie simple qu’il s’est choisie en référence à François d’Assise, dont il fut le premier pape à adopter le... more
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      ReligionChristianitySociology of ReligionCanon Law
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      ReligionConstitutional LawPolitical PhilosophyHuman Rights Law
See my other papers, articles, essays and books and related material. Current book: 'Piso Christ' (available on Amazon). See the work of all other researchers & scholars who have concluded a Roman origin for the creation of... more
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      ReligionChristianityGnosticismComparative Religion
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      Politics of SecularismComparative SecularismIslam in TurkeyModern Turkey
This study aims to understand the Monastery of S. Salvador of Vairão after the extinction of religious orders, namely the new uses of the complex, and the construction of the public cemetery. The construction of the cemetery begun in... more
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      Church HistoryReligious congregations and monastic ordersPortugalReligion, Laicity, and Secularisation
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      SociologySociology of ReligionSecular IdeologySecularization
A l’aube du centenaire de la loi de séparation de l’église et de l’Etat de 1905, l’intégration du culte musulman en France est devenue une réalité institutionnelle avec l’installation en 2003 du Conseil français du Culte musulman. Si... more
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      Islamic StudiesSecularizationReligion, Laicity, and SecularisationLaicite
Turkey has witnessed a proliferation of Islamic television channels since the liberalization of broadcasting in the 1990s. The programming of these TV channels was initially distinctly theological in character, with shows focusing on the... more
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      Gender StudiesMedia StudiesMedia and Cultural StudiesSocial Anthropology
In the 21 st century Zimbabwe has seen the upsurge of Pentecostalism. The questions that remains ambiguous to many are , why is there such an upsurge ?What challenges are posed to the classical sociological theories of religion like... more
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In ciuda contributiilor lor evident pozitive, rationalismul si secularizarea nu ne-au adus cu adevarat ceea ce ne-au promis. Lumea occidentala este confruntata astazi cu probleme chiar mai mari decît a avut înainte. Evenimentele tragice... more
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L’objectif de cette thèse est de reconstituer l’évolution urbaine, sociale et culturelle de la ville de San Cristóbal de Las Casas, au Chiapas (Mexique), depuis sa fondation en 1528 et jusqu’aux premières décennies du XXe siècle. Centrée... more
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      Social GeographyHistorical DemographySecularizationFuneral Practices
As teorias da secularização têm marcado o debate científico na área da sociologia das religiões desde a década de 1960. Não obstante sua antiguidade e hegemonia nesse campo, para determinados teóricos a evolução não unilinear, universal... more
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      Sociology of ReligionSecularizationPolitics of SecularismComparative Secularism
In this chapter from The Cambridge History of Atheism edited by Michael Ruse and Stephen Bullivant, I trace the development of a secular culture in France by analyzing revolutionary and post-revolutionary cults, from the Cult of Reason in... more
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      HistoryModern HistoryAtheismFrench History
A review of Rémi Brague's "The Law of God: The Philosophical History of an Idea"
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      ReligionChristianityComparative ReligionEuropean History
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      TurkeySecularizationPolitics of SecularismComparative Secularism
Estudio introductorio. Los debates por venir; definiciones actuales y discusiones futuras sobre las libertades en México la entrada en vigor del reformado artículo 40 de la Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos, el 1o. de... more
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      ReligionConstitutional LawReligion and PoliticsSecularization
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      ReligionReligion and PoliticsDemocracyReligion, Laicity, and Secularisation
Il presente contributo intende restituire criticamente l’evoluzione della prospettiva di Jürgen Habermas sul rapporto tra secolarizzazione e problema del pluralismo religioso. Si mostrerà infatti come all’iniziale punto di vista... more
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      History of ReligionHistory of ChristianityJurgen HabermasReligious Pluralism
The article proposes a new version of Secular Buddhism derived from the Lotus Sūtra. After summarizing the current state of secular Buddhist doctrine and practices, the paper explains why a secular adaptation of this particular scripture... more
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      Virtue EthicsSecularizationPhilosophy and ReligionReligion, Laicity, and Secularisation
Título original: Religiones, política y Estado laico. Nuevos acercamientos para el contexto latinoamericano ISBN: 978-958-56143-7-6 © Nicolás Panotto © Red Latinoamericana y del Caribe por la Democracia -REDLAD © Grupo de Estudios... more
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      Religion and PoliticsReligion, Laicity, and SecularisationLaiciteLaicidad
Prendendo spunto dall'analisi della lettera «Consacrazione e secolarità» (giugno 2017) si sottolinea l'aspetto profetico di queste istituzioni nella Chiesa, chiamate a portare l'annuncio evangelico nel vivo degli ambiti più comuni della... more
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      Religion, Laicity, and SecularisationSociology of Religion, Laicity, and SecularisationTeologiaRoman Catholic Ecclesiology
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      ReligionPhilosophy Of ReligionReligion and PoliticsHistory of Chile
In the struggle to establish an operative model of secularism in Quebec, the meaning and purpose of religious symbols has become a subject of an intense and divisive debate. Quebec's uneasy relationship with its Catholic heritage, coupled... more
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      Discourse AnalysisSemioticsSociology of ReligionPhilosophy Of Religion
Resumen: El desarrollo de La Umbanda en Uruguay, ha tenido ciertas particularidades propias producto de la tradición laica del Estado uruguayo. Desde el comienzo de su presencia en Uruguay, esta religión tuvo dificultades para lograr... more
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      UmbandaReligion, Laicity, and SecularisationHistoria de UruguayReiligious Studies
La relation entre la religion et la modernité constitue la partie majeure des études dans la sociologie des religions. Depuis l’âge classique de la sociologie, les chercheurs, les sociologues se focalisent sur cette question et ils... more
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      ReligionSociology of ReligionSecularizationReligion and Modernity