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Civil Religion

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    Abstract

    Civil religion makes reference to the collective consciousness that brings together people in a society within a common identity or culture. It can live side by side with institutionalized religion in certain contexts or in opposition in others. The two leading sociologists who addressed this concept were Émile Durkheim and Robert Bellah.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationThe Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social Theory
    PublisherWiley
    Pages1-2
    Number of pages2
    ISBN (Electronic)9781118430873
    ISBN (Print)9781118430866
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2017

    Bibliographical note

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    © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. All rights reserved.

    Keywords

    • Bellah, Robert
    • civil religion
    • Durkheim, Émile

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