Who Criticizes the Clergy in Contemporary Lithuania? A Sociohistorical Analysis of Anticlericalism
This paper analyzes the phenomenon of anticlericalism in contemporary Lithuania, applying a sociohistorical approach. It starts with a discussion on the problem of criticism of religion and anticlericalism in contemporary societies, and particularly Lithuania. The empirical part of the paper provide...
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| description | This paper analyzes the phenomenon of anticlericalism in contemporary Lithuania, applying a sociohistorical approach. It starts with a discussion on the problem of criticism of religion and anticlericalism in contemporary societies, and particularly Lithuania. The empirical part of the paper provides a statistical data analysis of two surveys, conducted in 2012 and 2018. The secondary data analysis showed that age and place of residence of Roman Catholics in Lithuania were statistically meaningful factors for the formation of anticlerical stances. Younger respondents expressed more critical stances towards the clergy, while respondents living in large cities of the country had more relaxed stances towards clergy than those living in small towns and rural areas. Living in a proximity to a Roman Catholic church in rural areas determined the prevalent anticlerical attitudes among the Lithuanian population. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0f5475547d5d49a68e57714d65c511f32023-11-23T15:13:04ZengMDPI AGReligions2077-14442021-12-01131410.3390/rel13010004Who Criticizes the Clergy in Contemporary Lithuania? A Sociohistorical Analysis of AnticlericalismMilda Alisauskiene0Apolonijus Zilys1Department of Political Science, Vytautas Magnus University, 44248 Kaunas, LithuaniaDepartment of Sociology, Vytautas Magnus University, 44248 Kaunas, LithuaniaThis paper analyzes the phenomenon of anticlericalism in contemporary Lithuania, applying a sociohistorical approach. It starts with a discussion on the problem of criticism of religion and anticlericalism in contemporary societies, and particularly Lithuania. The empirical part of the paper provides a statistical data analysis of two surveys, conducted in 2012 and 2018. The secondary data analysis showed that age and place of residence of Roman Catholics in Lithuania were statistically meaningful factors for the formation of anticlerical stances. Younger respondents expressed more critical stances towards the clergy, while respondents living in large cities of the country had more relaxed stances towards clergy than those living in small towns and rural areas. Living in a proximity to a Roman Catholic church in rural areas determined the prevalent anticlerical attitudes among the Lithuanian population.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/13/1/4anticlericalismcriticism of religionatheismfreethinkingreligion–state relations |
| spellingShingle | Milda Alisauskiene Apolonijus Zilys Who Criticizes the Clergy in Contemporary Lithuania? A Sociohistorical Analysis of Anticlericalism Religions anticlericalism criticism of religion atheism freethinking religion–state relations |
| title | Who Criticizes the Clergy in Contemporary Lithuania? A Sociohistorical Analysis of Anticlericalism |
| title_full | Who Criticizes the Clergy in Contemporary Lithuania? A Sociohistorical Analysis of Anticlericalism |
| title_fullStr | Who Criticizes the Clergy in Contemporary Lithuania? A Sociohistorical Analysis of Anticlericalism |
| title_full_unstemmed | Who Criticizes the Clergy in Contemporary Lithuania? A Sociohistorical Analysis of Anticlericalism |
| title_short | Who Criticizes the Clergy in Contemporary Lithuania? A Sociohistorical Analysis of Anticlericalism |
| title_sort | who criticizes the clergy in contemporary lithuania a sociohistorical analysis of anticlericalism |
| topic | anticlericalism criticism of religion atheism freethinking religion–state relations |
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