Religiousness Inside and Outside the Church in Selected Post-Communist Countries of Central and Eastern Europe
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8017016 |
|---|---|
| Authors | D Pollack (0000-0003-1806-745X, European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder), Germany,, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 321-334 |
| Publication date | 2003-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Compass (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0037-7686 • E-ISSN: 1461-7404 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00377686030503006 |
| OpenAlex | W2160109770 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 38 |
| References cited | 4 |
In Western Europe more and more sociologists of religion are talking about religious individualization instead of secularization to describe the religious change in modern societies. Institutional forms of religion, especially traditional Christian Churches, are increasingly losing their social significance; new forms of religion, which are not so highly institutionalized and more syncretistic, are, however, emerging. The author raises the question whether this theoretical model conceptualized for Western Europe can be applied to the analysis of religious developments in Eastern Europe. The result of the analysis carried out on the basis of a representative survey in 11 Eastern and Central European countries is that new forms of religiousness outside the Church are emerging in Eastern and Central Europe. In predominantly Catholic countries, these forms stand in contrast to the traditional forms of religion, in more secularized countries, they are not an alternative to institutionalized forms of religion
Communism · East-Central Europe · European union · Political science · Politics · Secularization · Social science · Sociology · Sociology of religion · Western europe · Law · Philosophy · Religion and Society Interactions · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Religious studies · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices
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| Unique citing works | 38 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,73 |
| Citation span | 2004 - 2025 (22) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 38 |