Religion in Modern Europe: A Memory Mutates

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"Religion in Modern Europe examines religion as a form of collective memory. This is a memory held in place by Europe's Institutional churches, educational systems, and the mass mediaall of which are themselves responding to rapid social and economic change. Europe's religious memory is approached in the following ways: as vicarious - a particularly European characteristic, as precarious - especially among young people, and as it is portrayed by the media. The memory may fragment, be disputed, and in extreme cases, disappear. Alternatives may
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Overview

"Religion in Modern Europe examines religion as a form of collective memory. This is a memory held in place by Europe's Institutional churches, educational systems, and the mass mediaall of which are themselves responding to rapid social and economic change. Europe's religious memory is approached in the following ways: as vicarious - a particularly European characteristic, as precarious - especially among young people, and as it is portrayed by the media. The memory may fragment, be disputed, and in extreme cases, disappear. Alternatives may emerge. The challenge for European societies is to affirm healthy mutations in religious memory and discourage others. The book also examines the increasing diversity of Europe's religious life."--BOOK JACKET.
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780199241248
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
  • Publication date: 10/28/2000
  • Series: European Societies Series
  • Edition description: New Edition
  • Pages: 232
  • Product dimensions: 8.80 (w) x 5.90 (h) x 0.60 (d)

Meet the Author

Grace Davie is Senior Lecturer in Sociology, University of Exeter

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Table of Contents

List of Figures and Tables
Introduction 1
1 Facts and Figures: A Profile of Religion in Modern Europe 5
2 Theoretical Perspectives 24
3 Vicarious Memory 1: The Churches 38
4 Vicarious Memory 2: The Churchgoers 61
5 Precarious Memory: Religion in the Education Systems of Europe 82
6 Mediated Memory: Religion and the European Media 98
7 Alternative Memories 1: Pluralism and the Law 115
8 Alternative Memories 2: Religious Innovations 138
9 Aesthetic or Symbolic Memory: The Cultural Sphere 156
11 Conclusion: The Memory Mutates 176
References 195
Index 207
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