Mehmet Özay 21.03.2025
(English)
The modernity-secularization relationship, which constitutes the primary subject of the sociology of religion, has recently been the subject of a significant paradigm shift. As an expression of this, the concepts of post-modernity and post-secularism are presented as suggestions. The criticisms of modernity that emerged in the early 20th century, along with some other developments, led to the concept of post-modernity in the last quarter of the century. While post-modernity compromises modernity by creating a new universe of meaning, it also shows that it can get closer to the religious sphere. It is witnessed that the concept of secularization has also been affected by this development and that post-secularism has emerged as a new paradigmatic discourse. The need for a new conceptualization in the context of secularization is a result of the need for social scientists from different fields, including sociologists, sociologists of religion, and philosophers, to “overcome the limitations of the concept of the secular and the secularization thesis approach” in defining the current social reality. At this point, we can argue that the conceptualization of ‘post-secularism’ has two essential expansions. The first of these is that, after the state of modernity was overcome, a new space was opened for religion against the scientific hegemony that was the dominant element of the modern period. The second is that the references given to local traditions, their importance, their revival, and efforts to recognize the right to represent them show that the hidden/open religious sphere can also find a place within this tradition. This article discusses the sociology of religion with an analytical and interpretative approach in light of the abovementioned concepts.
Keywords:
Sociology of Religion, Modernity, Post-Modernity, Secularization,
Post-Secularization.
Habitus, Sayı 6, (Mart). (1-34).
(doi: 10.62156/habitus.1587936)
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