Comparing religiosity cross-nationally: about invariance and the role of denomination

Abstract: For quite some time there has been widespread consensus in the social sciences that religiosity is a multidimensional and multifaceted phenomenon (see for example Glock 1962; Storm 2009). Individuals may be very religious with respect to one dimension and less so towards another. Previous research has identified various typologies, also called religious profiles, showing different combinations of religious multidimensionality within and across countries. This paper identifies dominant cross-national profiles of religiosity and (1) examines whether there is one valid typology worldwide, or if some countries show profiles more similar to one another than to others; (2) tests the results for invariance to examine whether it is actually appropriate to compare the empirically found typologies of religiosity cross-nationally and (3) looks at the impact of denomination for profile formation. The results reveal that (1) there is a valid typology worldwide, but instead of showing specific c

Object Details

• Alternative title: Religiosität international vergleichen: zum Thema Invarianz und der Rolle von Konfessionen
• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Veröffentlichungsversion ; begutachtet (peer reviewed) ; In: Zeitschrift für Religion, Gesellschaft und Politik / Journal for Religion, Society and Politics ; 2 (2018) 1 ; 135-157

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Religion, Religionsphilosophie

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Mannheim
• (when): 2018
• Creator: Bechert, Insa

Further information

• DOI: 10.1007/s41682-018-0016-z
• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-63197-1
• Rights: Open Access unbekannt; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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