Description
In Modernity: Religious and Ethical Perspectives Nicos Mouzelis examines the three unique structural features of modern societies: inclusion of the whole population into the nation state, top-down differentiation of institutional spheres and the expansion of individualisation from the top to the base of the social pyramid. The author shows how the above features relate to present day religious phenomena such as secularisation/desecularisation, the new religious movements and the forms of present day spiritualities. He examines the extent to which secularisation and rationalisation led to the "disenchantment of the world". Later, however, one observes a reaction to the established, hierarchically organised churches and to the adherence, mainly of young people, to less structured religious groups, to religious syncretism, and to individual seekers who tried to find "their own God". From this perspective, one can argue that we have a partial "re-enchantment of the world".
Author: Nicos Mouzelis
Publisher: Common Ground Research Networks
Published: 01/27/2023
Pages: 120
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.39lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.33d
ISBN13: 9781863352536
ISBN10: 1863352538
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Sociology of Religion
- Religion | Ethics
- Religion | Spirituality