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Plurality of the Secular: Uncovering African Forms of Secularity
GenealogyThe article argues that existing conceptualizations of secularity ought to be expanded to embrace a plurality of practices and forms of life within African societies.
Donald Mark C. Ude
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American Journal of Islam and Society, 2016 Naser Ghobadzadeh’s Religious Secularity presumes that Muslim thinkers no longer consider an Islamic state as the desired political system. This aversion to a theocratic state is perhaps felt most by those Iranian reformist thinkers who have had to ...
Banafsheh Madaninejad
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Secularity as a background understanding : an outline of Charles Taylor’s standpoint [PDF]
, 2013 In this paper I present Charles Taylor’s innovative approach to the issue of secularity. Following José Casanova, I distinguish three layers of analysis: (a) the notion of secularity and secularization; (b) theories of secularization; and (c) secularism.
Barnat, Damian
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Spirituality and ecology within the phenomenological realm of secularity [PDF]
, 2020 This article is based on the theoretical analysis of empirical material gathered by means of socio-anthropological research. The aim is to present some reflections on the relations between ecology, spirituality and secularity as three intricate aspects ...
Luz Gonçalves Brito +1 more
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Secularity in socio-cultural context: The case of Denmark [PDF]
, 2019 The article analyzes the meaning of the "secularity" in the socio-cultural context of Denmark, which is considered as one of the most secular nations in the world, while the Evangelical- Lutheran Church there has the status of the state Church.
Stepanova, E. A. +1 more
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Politics and ReligionWhat is the impact of income on secularity? Why does higher income lead to greater secularity in some contexts but not others? I argue that the answer lies in the long-term political consequences of direct colonial rule.
Amir Abdul Reda
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Secularism and Secular People [PDF]
Public Culture, 2018 Author(s): Blankholm, Joseph | Abstract: This article bridges the gap between the study of religion-making secularism and the study of secular people with an empirical analysis of three recent lawsuits filed by secular activists in the United States. Each suit asks the courts to understand nonbelievers in a different way: one group refuses to identify ...
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Laicidade, Estado e Religião (Secularity, State and Religion) - DOI: 10.5752/P.2175-5841.2010v8n19p6 [PDF]
, 2010 Editorial - Dossiê: Laicidade, Estado e Religião - (Dossier: Secularity, State and Religion)Laicidade, Estado e Religião (Secularity, State and Religion) - DOI: 10.5752/P.2175-5841 ...
João Batista Libanio +1 more
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An Introduction to Atheism, Secularity, and Science [PDF]
, 2015 Over the past 10 years research and scholarship on secularity in general, and atheism in particular, has increased significantly. Moreover, these phenomena have been researched, studied and documented by multiple disciplines ranging from cognitive ...
Shook, John R. +2 more
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How (Not) to Take ‘Secularity’ Beyond the Modern West: Reflections from Islamic Sociology [PDF]
, 2019 Debates about the usability of the concept of ‘secularity’ in academic research are not merely theoretical. Standpoints are also politically informed and arguments are sometimes emotionally charged.
Zemmin, Florian
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