EVOLUȚII ALE RELIGIOZITAȚII ÎN ȚĂRILE EUROPEI CENTRALE ȘI DE EST ÎN ULTIMUL DECENIU

Abstract

The paper aims to study in an empirical manner the dimensions of religiosity in the last decade in Central and Eastern European countries (CEE) by analyzing the evidence of religiosity from the perspective of Norris and Ingelhart’ thesis that a key factor driving religiosity is represented by the feelings of vulnerability to physical, societal and personal risks. As such, the paper comprises (1) specifications on (a) religiosity and dimensions of religiosity, (b) the theoretical context and (c) historical context of religiosity after the Eastern Bloc’s destructuration, (2) evidence of religiosity – “believing and belonging” – and of patterns of religiosity in CEE countries.

Keywords

• religiosity
• believing
• belonging
• secularization