Overview
- Deconstructs assumptions that generally underpin the studying religion at an individual level
- Presents a new analytical framework for theorizing religiosity, and links it to the approach of “lived religion”
- Highlights how the proposed analytical framework can be used in practice
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Lived Religion and Societal Challenges (PSLRSC)
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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About this book
This book presents new conceptual and methodological approaches to studying religiosity in Europe. From her unique background of working with the Church of Sweden statistics and official statistics on the increasing religious diversity in Sweden, Willander illustrates how previous and current methods of analysing religiosity overlook substantial aspects in patterns of affiliation, belief and practice.
Unity, Division and the Religious Mainstream in Sweden draws on the sociological imagination in the sociology of religion to offer a new and empirically-driven analytical framework that shifts the focus to religious change in general, and will contribute greatly to ongoing discussions about majority forms of religiosity and their social relevance in contemporary times. It will be of use to students and scholars with a focus on the sociology of religion, as well as sociology, political science, epistemology and media studies.
Reviews
—James A. Beckford, Professor, University of Warwick, UK
“This original and important book not only illuminates the religious situation in Sweden, it brings out of the shadows the hidden subject of non-churchgoing, quiet, mainstream Christianity. It reveals the lasting influence of ‘mainstream religion’ in shaping values, generating a sense of ‘us and them’, and influencing often-hostile attitudes to non-Christian minorities. By exposing the myth of secular Sweden, Willander has shednew light in hidden places.”
—Linda Woodhead, Professor, Lancaster University, UK
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Unity, Division and the Religious Mainstream in Sweden
Authors: Erika Willander
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in Lived Religion and Societal Challenges
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-52478-4
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-52477-7Published: 05 September 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-52480-7Published: 06 September 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-52478-4Published: 04 September 2020
Series ISSN: 2946-4390
Series E-ISSN: 2946-4404
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 137
Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations
Topics: Sociology of Religion, Migration, Social Sciences, general, Politics and Religion