Jürgen Habermas: Religion, Cultural Diversity and Publicity

¹ Department of Anthropology, University of S?o Paulo, S?o Paulo, Brasil

Abstract

The aim of this essay is to reflexively consider the particular way in which Jürgen Habermas faces some theoretical challenges that are particularly interesting to contemporary anthropological thought, i.e., the issue of cultural translation and the presence of religion in the public sphere.

KeywordsReligionModernityPublic SphereCultural Translation

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Jürgen Habermas: Religion, Cultural Diversity and Publicity

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