The Sociology of Religion in Italy

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ID3147453
AutoresRoberto Cipriani (0009-0009-3830-7677)
Año1990
Volumen51
PáginasS43
Fecha de publicación1990-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaSociological Analysis (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0038-0210 • E-ISSN: 2325-7873
EditorialOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/3711673
OpenAlexW2338151172
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas3
Referencias citadas2

This article describes the complex emergence of a “sociology of religions” from an essentially Catholic and confessional “religious sociology,” by way of the holding of national conferences, the setting-up of chairs of sociology of religion, and the publication of specialized reviews. The pioneers of sociology of religion, working through research centers and other scientific activity, helped produce a generation of sociologists marked by geographical diffusion and intellectual diversity. Early interest took the form of quantitative studies of religious practice, but it eventually included larger-scale qualitative and quantitative surveys, as well as typologies of new forms of religious attitudes and movements. As methodological approaches diversified, so too, though with difficulty, discussion of the theme of “invisible religion” (as distinct from “civil religion”) developed. This assisted conceptual diversification and the proliferation of research areas. After all the polemics that have been aroused, it is hoped that a more consensual atmosphere may inspire another national survey, the first for twenty years

Confessional · Diversification (marketing strategy) · Diversity (politics) · Epistemology · Political science · Politics · Secularization · Social science · Sociology · Sociology of religion · Sociology of scientific knowledge · Theme (computing) · Anthropology · Law · Religion and Society Interactions · Religious Tourism and Spaces

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