Čemu Češi věří: dimenze soudobé české religiozity

Journal article | Zeitschriftenartikel

Although the Czech Republic is usually regarded as one of the most secular countries in Europe, current sociological surveys indicate that there is still a strong interest in supernatural and spiritual questions. This article begins by documenting the popularity of various religious concepts and then proceeds to analyse the socio-demographic factors that influence religious beliefs. The author tries to answer the question of whether and how people who believe in some kind of religious phenomenon differ in terms of sociodemographic characteristics from those who do not believe. There are two dimensions behind religious statements: a ‘traditional’ Christian outlook and an ‘alternative’ view connected with a belief in the power of magic. Further analyses indicated that traditional and alternative religious beliefs are connected with numerous socio-demographic characteristics, the most important of which is religious socialisation, measured by the frequency with which a person attended at religious services as a child and by the religious denomination of a person’s mother.

Object Details

• Alternative title: What Do Czechs Believe In? Dimensions of Contemporary Czech Religiosity
• Extent: Seite(n): 703–723
• Language: Tschechisch
• Notes: Status: Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review, 44(4)

Classification and Topics

• Subject: Soziologie, Anthropologie ; Religionssoziologie

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Hamplová, Dana
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (when): 2008

Further information

• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-61227
• Rights: GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
• Last update: 21.06.2024, 4:26 PM CEST