Family Resemblance in Variations of Contemporary Religiosity and Spirituality: Findings from a Cross-Cultural Study-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Family Resemblance in Variations of Contemporary Religiosity and Spirituality: Findings from a Cross-Cultural Study

Published:2022 Issue: Volume: Page:73-92
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Nynäs Peter^ORCID,Kontala Janne,Lassander Mika,Novis-Deutsch Nurit^ORCID,Sjö Sofia^ORCID,Stenner Paul^ORCID

Abstract

AbstractHow can we make sense of religion and spirituality in a cross-cultural perspective? Is it at all possible to compare what we are used to calling ‘religion’ across different cultures? In this chapter we use findings from Faith Q-studies (FQS) in 12 different countries to investigate variance of religion and spirituality from an international perspective. Our results shed light on themes and variations and show the capacity of the FQS to systematically recognize recurring themes while also remaining sensitive to unique but significant nuances across samples. We further propose that the termfamily resemblancecatches well how to comprehend the complexity of variation and provides a conceptual contribution to the debate on universalism vs. particularism.

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Springer International Publishing

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https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/978-3-030-94691-3_4

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