Abstract
In the last decades, a broad discussion about the “new” vitality of religion took place not only in public debates but also in the social sciences, accompanied by a renewed interest in possible explanations for the development of religious values and activities across the world. Not only the notion of a “clash of civilizations” (Huntington 1996; Fox 2004) or the “return of religion” (Riesebrodt 2000) but also the study of relations between religion and politics (Norris/Inglehart 2004) reactivated broad debates about religion and religiosity (see Taylor 2007).
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Pickel, G., Müller, O. (2009). Introduction – The Comparative View on Religion and Religiosity. In: Pickel, G., Müller, O. (eds) Church and Religion in Contemporary Europe. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-531-91989-8_1
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