The Sociology of Religion in Italy

Bibliographic Data

ID3147453
AuthorsRoberto Cipriani (0009-0009-3830-7677)
Year1990
Volume51
PagesS43
Publication date1990-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueSociological Analysis (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0038-0210 • E-ISSN: 2325-7873
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/3711673
OpenAlexW2338151172
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited2

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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