Open AccessWpływ polskiej szkoły socjologicznej na badania religijności na Słowacji
Author(s) -
Ondřej Štefaňák
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
górnośląskie studia socjologiczne
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2353-9658
pISSN - 0072-5013
DOI - 10.31261/gss_sn.2021.12.13
Subject(s) - religiosity , slovak , sociology , sociology of religion , politics , phenomenon , social science , communism , religious studies , epistemology , political science , law , philosophy , czech , linguistics
Although after the political change in 1989 it is possible to scientifically study the phenomenon of religiosity also in post-communist countries, it should be humbly recognized that the authentic sociology of religion in Slovakia is still in statu nascendi. This is evidenced, for example, by the fact that in the most famous Slovak sociological journal called “Sociology” only one issue has been devoted to the topic of religiosity during last 30 years (“Sociology”, 2001). We can claim, that researching of religiosity in Slovakia is almost like discovering a “virgin land”. At the same time it should be acknowledged that the development of research of religiosity in the Slovak reality was most positively influenced by the Polish school of sociology. The purpose of this study is to describe the outlined impact and emphasize its importance for researching of Slovakian religiosity.