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Zwischen 1750 und 1790 versuchten Maria Theresia und Joseph II. das religiöse Leben des Habsburger Landes von der traditionellen barocken Frömmigkeit in einen reformierten Katholizismus zu transformieren. Der vorliegende Beitrag untersucht die Reaktionen der Bevölkerung auf diese administrativ eingeleitete Kirchenreform und ihre ideologischen Elemente. Als Datenbasis zur Erfassung der Volksfrömmigkeit dienen Testamente. Die Interpretation der multivariaten Analyse zeigt, daß es zwischen 1770 und 1790 zu hoch signifikanten religösen Einstellungsänderungen gekommen ist. Der Mentalitätswandel wird nicht einfach aus dem Prozeß der Säkularisierung bzw. dem 'Absinken' des aufgeklärten Bewußtseins der Eliten in die Massen erklärt, sondern als autonomer Prozeß der 'Debarockisierung' des einst führenden Landes der Gegenreformation. (pmb)

"This book offers fresh theoretical, methodological and empirical analyses of the relation between religion and the city in the South Asian context. Uniting the historical with the contemporary by looking at the medieval and early modern links between religious faith and urban settlement, the book brings together a series of focused studies of the mixed and multiple practices and spatial negotiations of religion in the South Asian city. It looks at the various ways in which contemporary religious practice affects urban everyday life, commerce, craft, infrastructure, cultural forms, art, music and architecture. Chapters draw upon original empirical study and research to analyse the foundational, structural, material and cultural connections between religious practice and urban formations or flows. The book argues that Indian cities are not 'postsecular' in the sense that the term is currently used in the modern West, but that there has been, rather, a deep, even foundational link between religion and urbanism, producing different versions of urban modernity. Questions of caste, gender, community, intersectional entanglements, physical proximity, private or public ritual, processions and prayer, economic and political factors, material objects, and changes in the built environment, are all taken into consideration, and the book offers an interdisciplinary analysis of different historical periods, different cities, and different types of religious practice. Filling a gap in the literature by discussing a diversity of settings and faiths, the book will be of interest to scholars on South Asian history, sociology, literary analysis, urban studies and cultural studies"--

"Religion has a significant effect on how Europeans feel about the European Union and has had an important impact on how people voted in the UK's 'Brexit Referendum'. This book provides a clear and accessible quantitative study of how religion affects Euroscepticism and political behaviour. It examines how religion has affected support for EU membership since the UK joined the European Economic Community, through to the announcement of the Brexit referendum in 2013, to the referendum itself in 2016. It also explores how religion continues to affect attitudes towards the European Union post-Brexit. The volume provides valuable insights into why the UK voted to leave the EU. Further, it highlights how religion affects the way that citizens throughout Europe assess the benefits, costs and values associated with EU membership, and how this may influence public opinion regarding European integration in the future. This timely book will be of important interest to academics and students focusing on religion and public attitudes, contemporary European and British politics as well as think tanks, interest groups and those with an interest in understanding Brexit"--

"This book highlights perspectives from religious traditions worldwide, in conversation with other communities who promote, critique, or question the idea of human rights. It shows how human rights can provide a platform for dialogue among groups of people from diverse backgrounds who seek to address pressing issues of human well-being. In each chapter, readers will be introduced to religious and human rights perspectives on specific global issues. Intersecting with these issues, the work examines history and philosophy of human rights, for a generally accessible overview of human rights theory, foundations, and critique. Specific case studies woven through the book will also help both students and advocates - whether they are part of religious communities or not - engage more deeply with particular areas of concern. This volume is a useful resource for undergraduate students who are learning about the relationship between religion and human rights in a classroom for the first time, as well as upper-level and graduate students looking for a broad basis of knowledge and a starting point for digging deeper into specific areas of scholarship"--

Hartmann, A.: "Fundamentalismus" und Säkularismus in den muslimischen Kulturen. - S. 7-34. Vetter, D.: Religiöser Fundamentalismus im Judentum und sein politischer Einfluß in Israel. - S. 35-56. Joha, Z.: Naturwissenschaft und Theologie. Überlegungen zum interdisziplinären Gespräch. - S. 57-77. Adloff, K.: Die Sprache der Freiheit wird biblisch sein. Heinrich Heine, die Bibel und die Ökumene. - S. 78-106. Pulsfort, E.: Vom Säkularstaat zur "Hindu-Rashtra"? Die religiösen Wurzeln des Hindu-Nationalismus. - S. 107-128. Niewöhner, F.: "Lessings Nathan der Weise und die Toleranz der Muslime". - S. 129-136. (...) Khoury, A. Th.: Zweite Internationale Christlich-Islamische Konferenz, Wien, 13.-16. Mai 1997. - S. 142-156. Khoury, A. Th.: Der Hohe Rat für Islamische Angelegenheiten. Zwei Allgemeine Konferenzen. - S. 157-176