Grace Davie: The Sociology of Religion

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Authors: Nešpor, Zdeněk R.
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Three European Sociologies of Religion. Beyond the Usual Agenda of the Discipline

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Authors: Nešpor, Zdeněk R.
The review article that analyses three recent contributions to the sociology of religion written by European scholars and provides general overview on various versions of European scientific approaches towards religion, also in comparison with the state of the art of American soc...
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Nigel Aston: Christianity and Revolutionary Europe, 1750-1830

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Authors: Nešpor, Zdeněk R.
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Michele Dillon (ed.): Handbook of the Sociology of Religion

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Authors: Nešpor, Zdeněk R.
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Charles Taylor: Varieties of Religion Today. William James Revisited

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Authors: Nešpor, Zdeněk R.
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Building of Crematoria in the Czech Republic. Social and Ideological Issue

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Authors: Nešpor, Zdeněk R.
The article histrorically and sociologically analyses several waves of crematiria building in the Czech lands dutiny the 20th century.
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Charles Taylor: Varieties of Religion Today. William James Revisited

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Authors: Nešpor, Zdeněk R.
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Nancy T. Ammerman (ed.): Everyday Religion. Observing Modern Religious Lives

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Authors: Nešpor, Zdeněk R.
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Veiling Religion: The Public Face of Czech Re-Entry Faith-Based Organizations

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Authors: Andrea Beláňová, Tereza Trejbalová, Kamali’ilani Wetherell
Due to the lack of sufficient non-governmental prisoner re-entry services in the Czech Republic, many post-release activities are provided by faith-based organizations (FBOs). However, the Czech Republic is considered to be one of the most atheistic countries in the world. Most o...
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Linda Woodhead, Paul Fletcher, Hiroko Kawanami, David Smith (eds.): Religions in the Modern World. Traditions and Transformations

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Authors: Nešpor, Zdeněk R.
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Paul Heelas, Linda Woodhead (ve spolupráci s B. Steelem, B. Szerszynskim a K. Tustingovou): The Spiritual Revolution. Why Religion is Giving Way to Spirituality

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Authors: Nešpor, Zdeněk R.
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Last Rites in a Post-Communist Country. The Introduction of Civil Funeral Rites during the Communist Era and its Consequences for Contemporary Czech Society

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Authors: Nešporová, Olga
The paper introduces the specific features of contemporary last rites in the CR. The history of cremation and the introduction of the civil funeral ceremony during the communist era are briefly mentioned since the author is convinced that current death rituals as practised by the...
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Tomáš Černušák a kol.: Papežství a české země v tisíciletých dějinách / The Papacy and the Czech Lands. A History of Mutual Relations

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Authors: Nešpor, Zdeněk R.
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Krzysztof Michalski (ed.): Conditions of European Solidarity. Vol. 1. What Holds Europe Together? Vol. 2. Religion in the New Europe

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Authors: Nešpor, Zdeněk R.
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Attitudes towards Religion(s) in a ‘Non-believing’ Czech Republic

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Authors: Nešpor, Zdeněk R.
The author examines both "old" and "new" church religiom, "alternative" spiritual outlets, and the religious attitudes of the general population in the Czech Republic presenting sociological surwey data and etnographical research.
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The Czech(oslovak) Model? Secular Last Rites in Central Europe under the Communists and Beyond

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Authors: Nešpor, Zdeněk R.
The popularity and character of secular last rites in Czechoslovakia were admired by many other Communist countries in Central and Eastern Europe, at least in the 1950s and 1960s. The author questions this adulation through an analysis of the origins and development of secular fu...
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Náboženství v české společnosti na prahu 3. tisíciletí [Czech Religion at the Beginning of the 3rd Millennium]

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Authors: Hamplová, D.
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Anti-abortion activism in the Czech Republic and Slovakia: ‘nationalizing’ the strategies

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Authors: Beláňová, Andrea
The article focuses on the changing strategies of anti-abortion activists in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Firstly, it explores the interlinkage with the global conservative network and describes the shared strategies. Secondly, it focuses on the role of religion and church in...
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Validity of the construct of Right-Wing Authoritarianism and its measure in post-socialistic region: A case of the Czech Republic

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Authors: Chylíková, Johana, Martin Buchtík
This article presents an analysis of the construct validity of the Right-Wing Authoritarianism (RWA) scale measured on a nationally representative sample of respondents in the Czech Republic. The authors – adhering to a paradigm of internationally comparative research – test whet...
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The importance of christianity, customs, and traditions in the national identities of European countries

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Authors: Vlachová, Klára, Hamplová, Dana
Christianity has lost its salience, but customs and traditions maintained their importance in forming national identity in Europe. Using the ISSP National Identity 2003 and 2013 data from 17 European countries, this article tests how the salience of Christianity and sharing of na...
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