Searching for a critique of modernity

This article offers some comments on Hiro Saito's paper concerning the possibility of ‘spiritual sociology’. It considers: the extent to which spirituality and the study thereof are traditional or modern, and therefore compatible with sociology; how it may be possible to include spiritual sociology within sociology syllabi; and how spiritual sociology might build bridges between micro-sociology and macro-sociology.

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Dialogues in sociology.
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2026-02-10
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https://doi.org/10.1177/29768667261421338
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Religion and Society Interactions
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Searching for a critique of modernity

António Dores
Dialogues in sociology.
Religion and Society Interactions
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Searching for a critique of modernity

António Dores
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Abstract

This article offers some comments on Hiro Saito's paper concerning the possibility of ‘spiritual sociology’. It considers: the extent to which spirituality and the study thereof are traditional or modern, and therefore compatible with sociology; how it may be possible to include spiritual sociology within sociology syllabi; and how spiritual sociology might build bridges between micro-sociology and macro-sociology.

Dialogues in sociology.
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