Secularization in Antônio Flávio Pierucci – on current usefulness of keeping accessing that old meaning

Authors

  • Massimo Bonato Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP
  • Guilherme Borges Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP
  • Luiz Vicente Justino Jácomo Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP
  • Renan William dos Santos Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5902/2236672525347

Keywords:

Secularization, Sociology of Religion, Disenchantment of the world, Catholicism’s decline and detraditionalization, Antônio Flávio Pierucci

Abstract

In this article we aim to affirm the importance of the reflections of Antônio Flávio Pierucci (1945-2012) both for sociology in general, when it is performed in an objectively and theoretically oriented manner, as well as for the sociology of religion in particular, especially when it comes to the controversial topic of secularization. To fulfill that intention, we have selected texts, articles, and book chapters published by the author in which we found the concept of secularization directly or indirectly mobilized. In addition, the academic and biographical trajectory of Flávio Pierucci was also utilized at some moments for a better explanation of the adjustments and shifts that the reflection on secularization passes through during his work. The article is divided into four main themes in which Flávio Pierucci mobilizes the topic of secularization: decline of Catholicism, detraditionalization, disenchantment of the world, and political sphere.

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Published

2017-01-11

How to Cite

Bonato, M., Borges, G., Jácomo, L. V. J., & Santos, R. W. dos. (2017). Secularization in Antônio Flávio Pierucci – on current usefulness of keeping accessing that old meaning. Século XXI: Journal of Social Sciences, 6(1), 11–43. https://doi.org/10.5902/2236672525347

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 1 (2016): Dossier Secularization and Laicity: Public Controversies

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