| Description |
1 online resource (vi, 293 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-283) and index. |
| Contents |
Theoretical foundations -- American civil religion and the American debate -- The "problem" of legitimacy, power, and politics -- State-directed civil religions in comparative perspective -- Chile, 1973-1989: a case study -- Civil religion and the spirit of nationalism -- Durkheim versus Rousseau revisited. |
| Summary |
A critique of the civil religion thesis, identifying the most basic deficiencies of literature on this topic. An informative case study of civil religion in Pinochet's Chile substantiates the critique. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Civil religion.
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Civil religion. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Cristi, Marcela, 1940- From civil to political religion. Waterloo, Ont. : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, ©2001 0889203687 (OCoLC)46857884 |
| ISBN |
0585456852 (electronic book) |
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9780585456850 (electronic book) |
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0889203687 (paperback) |
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9780889203686 (paperback) |
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1280925396 |
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9781280925399 |
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