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religion and civil society  

Definition

  • The concept of civil society used in contemporary research on religion can be attributed mainly to the German philosopher Jürgen Habermas (b. 1929), who described the emergence of a “public sphere” in Western societies. [Source: Encyclopedia of Community: From the Village to the Virtual World; Religion and Civil Society]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-PM1WCLW5-Q

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