The Postsecular Thought in Slavic Studies. A Brief Look Cover Image

Myśl postsekularna w badaniach slawistycznych. Próba spojrzenia
The Postsecular Thought in Slavic Studies. A Brief Look

Author(s): Ewelina Drzewiecka
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: postsecular theory; Slavic studies; methodology; modernity; religion

Summary/Abstract: The paper is an introduction into the issue of postsecular thought. First, it presents the assumptions, practical manifestations and modifications of the notion of postsecular thought in philosophy (of religion), as well as in sociology and political science. In the second part the paper shows how the notion can be adapted in literature and culture studies, in order to indicate its usefulness in Slavic studies. In the end, it is suggested that the postsecular thought may be particularly productive in researching modern Slavic cultures due to the specific context of their development, i.e. their significant relationship to the West (Western Europe), from which there emerge problems of modernization and the place of religion in the process of adapting the (post)Enlightenment patterns.

  • Issue Year: 9/2014
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 29-44
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish
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