Two Modern Concepts: Religion and Secularization

Two Modern Concepts: Religion and Secularization

<p>Contemporary debates on religion and secularization rest partially on the polysemy of these terms. This paper provides a short history of both and make the following claims: 1. Religion and secularization are modern concepts; 2. Secularization is a complex, diverse, plural, non teleological...

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Main Author: Eduardo Zazo Jiménez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Autónoma de Madrid 2018-12-01
Series:Bajo Palabra
Online Access:https://revistas.uam.es/bajopalabra/article/view/10364
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spelling doaj-ce98aa7971e047b9807f074146c871ec2020-11-25T01:11:10ZengUniversidad Autónoma de Madrid Bajo Palabra1576-39351887-505X2018-12-0101914917010.15366/bp2018.19.0078953Two Modern Concepts: Religion and SecularizationEduardo Zazo Jiménez0Universidad Autonoma de Madrid<p>Contemporary debates on religion and secularization rest partially on the polysemy of these terms. This paper provides a short history of both and make the following claims: 1. Religion and secularization are modern concepts; 2. Secularization is a complex, diverse, plural, non teleological process; 3. Religion is a highly problematic concept, arosen in a very specific stage (XV-XIX centuries in Europe), so it is difficult to apply to other cultures and periods of time. For that reason, “religion” should be understood as an analytical tool for studying social life.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Keywords:</strong> religion, secularization, modernity, secularity, history of religions, world religions.</p>https://revistas.uam.es/bajopalabra/article/view/10364
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description <p>Contemporary debates on religion and secularization rest partially on the polysemy of these terms. This paper provides a short history of both and make the following claims: 1. Religion and secularization are modern concepts; 2. Secularization is a complex, diverse, plural, non teleological process; 3. Religion is a highly problematic concept, arosen in a very specific stage (XV-XIX centuries in Europe), so it is difficult to apply to other cultures and periods of time. For that reason, “religion” should be understood as an analytical tool for studying social life.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Keywords:</strong> religion, secularization, modernity, secularity, history of religions, world religions.</p>
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