Resurgent Religion, Resurgent Patriarchy? Strictly Observant Religion, Gender, and the State

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ID3756067
AutoresTobias Müller (0000-0002-1999-4370, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK, autor correspondente), Pınar Dokumacı (0000-0001-6320-6151, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland)
Ano2024
Data de publicação2024-08-02
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoAmerican Behavioral Scientist (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0002-7642 • E-ISSN: 1552-3381
EditoraSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/00027642241260386
OpenAlexW4401273912
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas2
Referências citadas70

A triple transformation is shaping societies around the world: the rise of strictly observant religion, the backlash against gender equality, and the growing influence of neoliberalism and authoritarianism in state affairs. While each of these phenomena has been intensively studied by social scientists, we know very little about their overlapping confluence. This introduction to the Special Issue "Strictly Observant Religion, Gender and the State in the 21st Century" outlines how we might make sense of the increasing traction of liberal sexual politics and the concurrent rise of neo-traditionalist movements. Rather than providing a unified theory, we propose the concept of "strictly observant religion," a "social system which aims at structuring all aspects of life around strict adherence to religious doctrines", as defined by Tobias Müller in his contribution to this special issue. As such, it serves as a heuristic tool to study these macro-transformations through thick descriptions of people's striving, believing, and struggling. By locating the collection's contributions in current debates and summarizing key insights, we outline possible pitfalls and pathways for future research in the sociology of religion, feminist theory, and political sociology

Authoritarianism · Democracy · Epistemology · Neoliberalism (international relations) · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Sociology of religion · State (computer science) · Gender Studies · Law · Marriage and Sexual Relationships · Religion and Society Interactions · Religion, Society, and Development