Religion in modern Europe : a memory mutates

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Title:

Author:

Davie, Grace.

ISBN:

9780199241248

9780198280651

Personal Author:

Davie, Grace.

Publication Information:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.

Physical Description:

viii, 218 p. cm.

Series:

European societies

Series Title:

European societies

Contents:

1. Facts and Figures: A Profile of Religion in Modern Europe -- 2. Theoretical Perspectives -- 3. Vicarious Memory 1: The Churches -- 4. Vicarious Memory 2: The Churchgoers -- 5. Precarious Memory: Religion in the Education Systems of Europe -- 6. Mediated Memory: Religion and the European Media -- 7. Alternative Memories 1: Pluralism and the Law -- 8. Alternative Memories 2: Religious Innovations -- 9. Aesthetic or Symbolic Memory: The Cultural Sphere -- 11. Conclusion: The Memory Mutates.

Abstract:

"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.

Subject Term:

Religion and sociology -- Europe.

Memory.

Geographic Term:

Europe -- Religion -- 20th century.

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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 media - all 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. European Societies SeriesSeries Editor: Colin CrouchVery few of the existing sociological texts which compare different European societies on specific topics are accessible to a broad range of scholars and students. The European Societies series will help fill this gap in the literature, and attempt to answer questions such as: Is there really such a thing as a 'European model' of society? Do the economic and political integration processes of the European Union also imply convergence in more general aspects of social life, like family or religious behaviour? What do the societies of Western Europe have in common with those further to the east? This series will cover the main social institutions, although not every author will cover the full range of European countries. As well as surveying existing knowledge in a way that will be useful to students, each book will also seek to contribute to our growing knowledge of what remains in many respects a sociologically unknown continent.