M Warburg
Biographic Data
| ID | 3573 |
|---|---|
| NAME | M Warburg |
| GIVEN NAMES | M |
| FAMILY NAME | Warburg |
| SIGNATURE | WARBURG M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Copenhagen |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2708-5871 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 21 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Forest burials in Denmark: Nature, non-religion and spirituality
Burial in the forest is a recent, non-confessional alternative to the established cemeteries owned and run by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark. Danish forest burials fulfil common criteria for non-religion and they are an example of institutionalized non-religion. Their non-confessional character is emphasized in the information material directed towards potential buyers of forest burial plots. Forest burials appeal to both non-members …
By Grace: Recognition of Religious Minority Associations in Denmark from the Reformation until 2018
In Denmark, the recognition of religious minority associations dates back to absolutism in the late 1600s when it was exerted by royal grace. However, the legal basis was not established as foreseen in the constitution of 1849, and recognition continued to be an ad hoc administrative act, which was modelled over the acts of grace during absolutism. By tradition, the cases were handled by the bishop of Copenhagen. After a criticism of this practic…
The Danish Reformation Celebrations as Civil Religion
The Danish Reformation Celebrations as Civil Religion Margit Warburg, MA and DPhil Margit Warburg, MA and DPhil University of Copenhagensociology of religion, University of Copenhagen Email: [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Church and State, Volume 61, Issue 2, Spring 2019, Pages 222–241, https://doi.org/10.1093/jcs/csy030 Published: 20 April 2018
Much Ado about a Christmas Tree: A Conflict Involving Danish Civil Religion
Civil religion is not only a symbolic expression of national coherence; it is often also an arena of conflict, where different actors promote their own ideological interpretation of the same events. This will be illustrated through an analysis of a conflict in Denmark in November 2012, where a Muslim majority of a housing association decided to abandon the tradition of having a Christmas tree. The events and the resulting public debate were repor…
Reformationsjubilæernes iscenesættelse af samhørighed mellem stat, kirke og folk i Danmark
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The 500th anniversary of the onset of the Lutheran reformation was celebrated in Denmark during most of 2017. Unlike the celebrations in Norway, Sweden and Germany, the Danish celebrations had a remarkable focus on the national significance of the Reformation. The celebrations ranged from large, state-sponsored national events to more than one thousand local arrangements involving civil society, educational institutions and pari…
Christmas fairs in Danish churches abroad: A Resource Mobilisation Perspective
An important source of income for Danish churches abroad is the profit from the traditional Christmas fairs. Arranging a successful Christmas fair requires that the church engages in a resource mobilisation effort to get donations of goods and free services for the fair and to raise voluntary labour among the local expatriate Danes. This requires a concern for both Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft. Data on economy and number of person-hours spent on…
De danske udlandskirker. En religionsdemografisk model for migrantmenigheder
From the perspective of sociology of religion, the Danish churches abroad are similar to other migrant congregations, primarily by caring for broader social and cultural needs among the members of the congregation than what is usually the case in the home country. Abroad, the Danish churches are ethnic minority churches, and I analyse their demographic development on the basis of a new, general model for migrant congregations. On the basis of thi…
Den danske religionsmodels grænseflade
The Danish model of religion designates the conditional ways according to which the Danish national church and other parts of the system of religion are unfolded in Danish society. The special constitutional position of the national church and its dominance in terms of demography of religion explains why the national church constitutes the core of the Danish model of religion. Between this churchly core and the surrounding society the Danish mode…
Counting niqabs and burqas in Denmark: Methodological Aspects of Quantifying Rare and Elusive Religious Sub-cultures
Muslim women wearing face-covering clothing are the subject of politicallyheated debates in a number of European countries, but reliable data on the number of these women (niqabis) are generally lacking. At the request of the Danish government, the authors conducted a survey of niqabis in Denmark; this work is the first attempt to quantify niqabis in a European country by sampling new data from several different kinds of sources. Sociologically, …
Når det hellige og det verdslige rum smelter sammen
Danske kirker i udlandet ligner i sociologisk henseende andre indvandrersamfunds religiøse institutioner, idet udlandskirkerne foruden at danne ramme om et dansk-præget kirkeliv i høj grad også dækker mange af immigrantsamfundenes sociale behov. De mange verdslige aktiviteter betyder, at kirkerne ikke altid opretholder en skarp adskillelse mellem det hellige og det verdslige rum. Eksempler fra danske kirker i Argentina og Rotterdam illustrerer, a…
Dannebrog Waving In And Out Of Danish Civil Religion
Citizens of the World: A History and Sociology of the Baha'is from a Globalisation Perspective
Citizens of the World deals with the Baha’is and their religion. While covering the historical development in sufficient detail to serve as a general monograph on Baha’i, emphasis is laid on examining contemporary Baha’i, with the Danish Baha’i community as a recurrent case. The book discusses Baha’i religious texts, rituals, economy, everyday life, demographic development, mission strategies, leadership, and international activism in analyses ba…
Seeking the Seekers in the Sociology of Religion
In the sociology of religion the terms “seekers” and “seekership” have been widely used in studies of recruitment and conversion, although with some inconsistency as regards definitions and conclusions. A distinction between “seekers” and “non-seekers” by independent criteria is rarely made. In this study of the Danish Baha'is the author applies a pragmatic characterization of seekership based upon a set of defined attitudes and behaviour of the …
Modernity and the Millennium: The Genesis of the Baha'i Faith in the Nineteenth-Century Middle East . Juan R. I. Cole
Baha'i: A Religious Approach to Globalization
Globalization brings with it an increased relativization of religious values between different communities. According to Peter Beyer, religious organizations, faced with the relativization of their moral codes, react in one of two ways: the liberal or the conservative option. Conservatives reject religious pluralism, striving for the adoption of their own values in the political arena. Liberals, however, accept religious pluralism as a consequenc…
Gender, profession, and non‐conformal religiosity
Possible relations between gender, profession and non‐conformal religiosity are discussed, and patterns of religiosity are analysed among Danes in the social, educational, and health care (SEH) professions with a view to clarifying the role of gender versus that of profession in propagating non‐conformal religiosity. The data were taken from an interview study of the Danish Baha'i community and from the Danish part of the European Values Study (E…
Studying New Religions
Economic Rituals: The Structure and Meaning of Donations in the Baha'i Religion
Les revenus des baha'i proviennent des contributions volontaires et anonymes des cinq millions d'adherents dans le monde. La cotisation obligatoire est prescrite avec insistance dans les livres sacres baha'i. Mais les non-baha'i n'ont pas le droit de cotiser. De plus la religion baha'i maintient un principe d'exclusivite qui est manifeste dans le deroulement des rites religieux. La perception des contributions prend de cette maniere un caractere …
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Religious Renewal in Orthodox Judaism in Israel — An Interpretation
William Robertson Smith and the study of religion
This article discusses William Robertson Smith's significance to the study of religion in the light of some important themes in his Lectures on the Religion of the Semites. Although rooted in an evolutionist frame of understanding which in Robertson Smith's case represented a particular theological variation, this work pointed forward to the functionalist theory of religion as a social phenomenon. Robertson Smith's theory of sacrifice as a commun…
Forest burials in Denmark: Nature, non-religion and spirituality
Burial in the forest is a recent, non-confessional alternative to the established cemeteries owned and run by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark. Danish forest burials fulfil common criteria for non-religion and they are an example of institutionalized non-religion. Their non-confessional character is emphasized in the information material directed towards potential buyers of forest burial plots. Forest burials appeal to both non-members …
William Robertson Smith and the study of religion
This article discusses William Robertson Smith's significance to the study of religion in the light of some important themes in his Lectures on the Religion of the Semites. Although rooted in an evolutionist frame of understanding which in Robertson Smith's case represented a particular theological variation, this work pointed forward to the functionalist theory of religion as a social phenomenon. Robertson Smith's theory of sacrifice as a commun…
Counting niqabs and burqas in Denmark: Methodological Aspects of Quantifying Rare and Elusive Religious Sub-cultures
Muslim women wearing face-covering clothing are the subject of politicallyheated debates in a number of European countries, but reliable data on the number of these women (niqabis) are generally lacking. At the request of the Danish government, the authors conducted a survey of niqabis in Denmark; this work is the first attempt to quantify niqabis in a European country by sampling new data from several different kinds of sources. Sociologically, …
Gender, profession, and non‐conformal religiosity
Possible relations between gender, profession and non‐conformal religiosity are discussed, and patterns of religiosity are analysed among Danes in the social, educational, and health care (SEH) professions with a view to clarifying the role of gender versus that of profession in propagating non‐conformal religiosity. The data were taken from an interview study of the Danish Baha'i community and from the Danish part of the European Values Study (E…
Economic Rituals: The Structure and Meaning of Donations in the Baha'i Religion
Les revenus des baha'i proviennent des contributions volontaires et anonymes des cinq millions d'adherents dans le monde. La cotisation obligatoire est prescrite avec insistance dans les livres sacres baha'i. Mais les non-baha'i n'ont pas le droit de cotiser. De plus la religion baha'i maintient un principe d'exclusivite qui est manifeste dans le deroulement des rites religieux. La perception des contributions prend de cette maniere un caractere …
William Robertson Smith and the study of religion
This article discusses William Robertson Smith's significance to the study of religion in the light of some important themes in his Lectures on the Religion of the Semites. Although rooted in an evolutionist frame of understanding which in Robertson Smith's case represented a particular theological variation, this work pointed forward to the functionalist theory of religion as a social phenomenon. Robertson Smith's theory of sacrifice as a commun…
Religious Renewal in Orthodox Judaism in Israel — An Interpretation
Anmeldelser
Economic Rituals: The Structure and Meaning of Donations in the Baha'i Religion
Les revenus des baha'i proviennent des contributions volontaires et anonymes des cinq millions d'adherents dans le monde. La cotisation obligatoire est prescrite avec insistance dans les livres sacres baha'i. Mais les non-baha'i n'ont pas le droit de cotiser. De plus la religion baha'i maintient un principe d'exclusivite qui est manifeste dans le deroulement des rites religieux. La perception des contributions prend de cette maniere un caractere …
Studying New Religions
Baha'i: A Religious Approach to Globalization
Globalization brings with it an increased relativization of religious values between different communities. According to Peter Beyer, religious organizations, faced with the relativization of their moral codes, react in one of two ways: the liberal or the conservative option. Conservatives reject religious pluralism, striving for the adoption of their own values in the political arena. Liberals, however, accept religious pluralism as a consequenc…
Gender, profession, and non‐conformal religiosity
Possible relations between gender, profession and non‐conformal religiosity are discussed, and patterns of religiosity are analysed among Danes in the social, educational, and health care (SEH) professions with a view to clarifying the role of gender versus that of profession in propagating non‐conformal religiosity. The data were taken from an interview study of the Danish Baha'i community and from the Danish part of the European Values Study (E…
Modernity and the Millennium: The Genesis of the Baha'i Faith in the Nineteenth-Century Middle East . Juan R. I. Cole
Seeking the Seekers in the Sociology of Religion
In the sociology of religion the terms “seekers” and “seekership” have been widely used in studies of recruitment and conversion, although with some inconsistency as regards definitions and conclusions. A distinction between “seekers” and “non-seekers” by independent criteria is rarely made. In this study of the Danish Baha'is the author applies a pragmatic characterization of seekership based upon a set of defined attitudes and behaviour of the …
Citizens of the World: A History and Sociology of the Baha'is from a Globalisation Perspective
Citizens of the World deals with the Baha’is and their religion. While covering the historical development in sufficient detail to serve as a general monograph on Baha’i, emphasis is laid on examining contemporary Baha’i, with the Danish Baha’i community as a recurrent case. The book discusses Baha’i religious texts, rituals, economy, everyday life, demographic development, mission strategies, leadership, and international activism in analyses ba…
Dannebrog Waving In And Out Of Danish Civil Religion
Når det hellige og det verdslige rum smelter sammen
Danske kirker i udlandet ligner i sociologisk henseende andre indvandrersamfunds religiøse institutioner, idet udlandskirkerne foruden at danne ramme om et dansk-præget kirkeliv i høj grad også dækker mange af immigrantsamfundenes sociale behov. De mange verdslige aktiviteter betyder, at kirkerne ikke altid opretholder en skarp adskillelse mellem det hellige og det verdslige rum. Eksempler fra danske kirker i Argentina og Rotterdam illustrerer, a…
Counting niqabs and burqas in Denmark: Methodological Aspects of Quantifying Rare and Elusive Religious Sub-cultures
Muslim women wearing face-covering clothing are the subject of politicallyheated debates in a number of European countries, but reliable data on the number of these women (niqabis) are generally lacking. At the request of the Danish government, the authors conducted a survey of niqabis in Denmark; this work is the first attempt to quantify niqabis in a European country by sampling new data from several different kinds of sources. Sociologically, …
De danske udlandskirker. En religionsdemografisk model for migrantmenigheder
From the perspective of sociology of religion, the Danish churches abroad are similar to other migrant congregations, primarily by caring for broader social and cultural needs among the members of the congregation than what is usually the case in the home country. Abroad, the Danish churches are ethnic minority churches, and I analyse their demographic development on the basis of a new, general model for migrant congregations. On the basis of thi…
Den danske religionsmodels grænseflade
The Danish model of religion designates the conditional ways according to which the Danish national church and other parts of the system of religion are unfolded in Danish society. The special constitutional position of the national church and its dominance in terms of demography of religion explains why the national church constitutes the core of the Danish model of religion. Between this churchly core and the surrounding society the Danish mode…
Much Ado about a Christmas Tree: A Conflict Involving Danish Civil Religion
Civil religion is not only a symbolic expression of national coherence; it is often also an arena of conflict, where different actors promote their own ideological interpretation of the same events. This will be illustrated through an analysis of a conflict in Denmark in November 2012, where a Muslim majority of a housing association decided to abandon the tradition of having a Christmas tree. The events and the resulting public debate were repor…
Reformationsjubilæernes iscenesættelse af samhørighed mellem stat, kirke og folk i Danmark
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The 500th anniversary of the onset of the Lutheran reformation was celebrated in Denmark during most of 2017. Unlike the celebrations in Norway, Sweden and Germany, the Danish celebrations had a remarkable focus on the national significance of the Reformation. The celebrations ranged from large, state-sponsored national events to more than one thousand local arrangements involving civil society, educational institutions and pari…
Christmas fairs in Danish churches abroad: A Resource Mobilisation Perspective
An important source of income for Danish churches abroad is the profit from the traditional Christmas fairs. Arranging a successful Christmas fair requires that the church engages in a resource mobilisation effort to get donations of goods and free services for the fair and to raise voluntary labour among the local expatriate Danes. This requires a concern for both Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft. Data on economy and number of person-hours spent on…
By Grace: Recognition of Religious Minority Associations in Denmark from the Reformation until 2018
In Denmark, the recognition of religious minority associations dates back to absolutism in the late 1600s when it was exerted by royal grace. However, the legal basis was not established as foreseen in the constitution of 1849, and recognition continued to be an ad hoc administrative act, which was modelled over the acts of grace during absolutism. By tradition, the cases were handled by the bishop of Copenhagen. After a criticism of this practic…
The Danish Reformation Celebrations as Civil Religion
The Danish Reformation Celebrations as Civil Religion Margit Warburg, MA and DPhil Margit Warburg, MA and DPhil University of Copenhagensociology of religion, University of Copenhagen Email: [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Church and State, Volume 61, Issue 2, Spring 2019, Pages 222–241, https://doi.org/10.1093/jcs/csy030 Published: 20 April 2018
Forest burials in Denmark: Nature, non-religion and spirituality
Burial in the forest is a recent, non-confessional alternative to the established cemeteries owned and run by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark. Danish forest burials fulfil common criteria for non-religion and they are an example of institutionalized non-religion. Their non-confessional character is emphasized in the information material directed towards potential buyers of forest burial plots. Forest burials appeal to both non-members …
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