Why religion “returned” to the public sphere in a secularized world?

Secularity, or the loss of influence from the religious sphere onto the public sphere and everyday life, is not a phenomenon that excludes the reinstatement of religion into the international political scene or into the life of nations. This article attempts to demonstrate that these seemingly contr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Blancarte, Roberto J.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:México
Institución:EL COLEGIO DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Estudios Sociológicos
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:oai.estudiossociologicos.colmex.mx:article/1394
Acceso en línea:https://estudiossociologicos.colmex.mx/index.php/es/article/view/1394
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:secularización
laicidad
religión
esfera pública
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Sumario:Secularity, or the loss of influence from the religious sphere onto the public sphere and everyday life, is not a phenomenon that excludes the reinstatement of religion into the international political scene or into the life of nations. This article attempts to demonstrate that these seemingly contradictory phenomena can coexist, although they might create tensions. The key to solve this apparent dilemma can be found in the definition to the processes we are trying to explain, secularity and laicity, and the relationship between both concepts.