Original scientific paper
THE MULTIDIMENSIONAL APPROACH IN THE RESEARCH OF RELlGIOUSNESS: REFERENCE FOR RESEARCH IN CROATIA
Dinka Marinović·Jerolimov
; Institute for Social Research, Zagreb
Abstract
In research of the ecclesiastical type of religiousness, debates about
the true nature of religion, religious affiliation and religiousness
began very early - are the latter separate, unique or complex, multidimensional
phenomena with different, and possibly, unrelated elements.
The dimensional approach continued its development as the
researchers recognized various forms of religiousness. Today the
one-dimensional approach is not considered in opposition to the
multidimensionalone, but, rather, what is examined are the conditions
under which a certain analytical approach seems to be adequate.
The development of multidimensional research of religiousness
in the USA is presented in the article, due to the fact that similar
research had begun developing in Europe based on the American
experience. The analysis of the most significant works indicated
certain theoretical and methodological problems which could serve
as a useful reference for future research of ecclesiastical types of
religiousness in Croatia.
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Hrčak ID:
32255
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Publication date:
1.11.1995.
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