Abstract
This article seeks to redesign the borders and the overlaps between the secular and religious spheres of Portuguese society. In methodological terms, I propose an historical-sociological approach, comparing especially the reconfigurations of Portuguese Catholicism under different socio-cultural conditions during the 19th and 20th centuries. On the basis of this analysis, I revisit the dual perspective of being either religious or secular, and try to recognize the simultaneous existence and the link between the religious and secular spheres in a modern European society.
| Translated title of the contribution | The secular and religious spheres in Portuguese society |
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| Original language | Portuguese |
| Pages (from-to) | 5-27 |
| Number of pages | 23 |
| Journal | Análise Social |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue number | 194 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2010 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Secularization
- Religion
- History
- Sociology