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Politics and religion
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1. Central categories of the European concept of order

1.1. Modern concepts

In modern Western languages,  politics and religion (Religions) denote relatively  autonomous spheres of the human social world; like culture, economy (Economy, political), and science, they are considered products of the modern different…

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Gebhardt, Jürgen, “Politics and religion”, in: Encyclopedia of Early Modern History Online, Editors of the English edition: Graeme Dunphy, Andrew Gow. Original German Edition: Enzyklopädie der Neuzeit. Im Auftrag des Kulturwissenschaftlichen Instituts (Essen) und in Verbindung mit den Fachherausgebern herausgegeben von Friedrich Jaeger. Copyright © J.B. Metzlersche Verlagsbuchhandlung und Carl Ernst Poeschel Verlag GmbH 2005–2012. Consulted online on 03 June 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2352-0272_emho_COM_025658>
First published online: 2015
First print edition: 20210107



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