TY - JOUR
TI - Religiosity in Context: towards a Deeper Understanding of the Phenomenon
AU - Poplavsky, Roman
TI - Religiosity in Context: towards a Deeper Understanding of the Phenomenon
AB - 
	The article deals with the contemporary study of religiosity. The author addresses two core questions of the sociology of religion: what methods are appropriate for the study of religiosity, and what factors affect religiosity? Regarding the first question, contemporary multidimensional studies are described. The author emphasises the limitations of the quantitative method of scales and analyses the criteria of religiosity used in those studies. Considering the factors that affect religiosity and based on Robert Bellah’s theory of religious evolution and Peter Berger’s biographical approach, the author suggests that the historical, cultural, sociopolitical and biographical context should be taken into account in order to better understand the phenomenon of religiosity. Considering the limitations of quantitative methods, it is suggested that they be combined with qualitative methods. Special attention is paid to the studies carried out in the former Soviet Union.
VL - 2013
IS - Tom 46, Numer 4
PY - 2014
SN - 0137-2432
C1 - 2084-4077
SP - 251
EP - 262
DO - 10.4467/20844077SR.13.019.2092
UR - https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/studia-religiologica/artykul/religiosity-in-context-towards-a-deeper-understanding-of-the-phenomenon
KW - religiosity
KW - religious evolution
KW - biographical approach
KW - multidimensional approach
KW - criteria of religiosity
KW - quantitative methods
KW - qualitative methods
KW - Pentecostalism in Russia ; religijność
KW - ewolucja religijna
KW - podejście biograficzne
KW - podejście wielowymiarowe
KW - kryteria religijności
KW - metody ilościowe
KW - metody jakościowe
KW - pentekostalizm w Rosji