Theoretical-methodological profile of graduate studies on people with no religious affiliation in Brazil

The research on Brazilians is qualitatively and quantitatively linked to graduate programs in the broad area of Human Sciences. The aim of this paper is to present the theoretical and methodological profile of research on people without religion completed between 2008-2023. As for the method, this p...

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Authors: Senra, Flávio, Ritz, Claudia Danielle de Andrade, Viegas, Marcos Paulo
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2025
Country:Brasil
Institution:Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)
Repository:Ciencias Sociales y Religión (Online)
Language:Spanish
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br:article/8678410
Online Access:https://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/csr/article/view/8678410
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Religious nones
Graduate studies
Study of religion
Secularization
Deinstitutionalization
Individualization
Personas sin religión
Estudios posgraduados
Ciencia de la religión
Secularización
Desinstitucionalización
Individualización
Sem-religião
Estudos pós-graduados
Ciência da Religião
Secularização
Desinstitucionalização
Individualização
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Summary:The research on Brazilians is qualitatively and quantitatively linked to graduate programs in the broad area of Human Sciences. The aim of this paper is to present the theoretical and methodological profile of research on people without religion completed between 2008-2023. As for the method, this paper presents a survey and tabulation and analysis of theses and dissertations that have identified the subject of no religion in their pre-textual elements. The Brazilian Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations of the Brazilian Institute of Information in Science and Technology was used as a main source of technical literature. To establish the profile of the papers, the data from the papers was identified, tabulated and analysed. The article presents the theoretical and methodological profile of Brazilian graduate production on people without religion.