Introduction


Dereli M. D., EKEN M.

Turkish Perspectives on Secularization and Media, Springer Nature, ss.1-6, 2026

  • Yayın Türü: Kitapta Bölüm / Araştırma Kitabı
  • Basım Tarihi: 2026
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/978-3-032-16436-0_1
  • Yayınevi: Springer Nature
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1-6
  • Erciyes Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Secularization has long been a fertile ground for conceptual and theoretical inquiry within the social sciences. Initially, it was formulated as a grand narrative grounded in the assumptions of rationalization, functional differentiation, and disenchantment, positing that religion would undergo a progressive decline-both institutionally and in individual consciousness-culminating in its eventual disappearance. Over time, however, this linear and evolutionary model was subjected to growing critique, giving rise to alternative paradigms that challenged its historical determinism.