Progressiveness and Conservatism : The Fundamental Dimensions of Ideological Controversy and Their Relationship to the Social Class

The series Religion and Society (RS) contributes to the exploration of religions as social systems– both in Western and non-Western societies; in particular, it examines religions in their differentiation from, and intersection with, other cultural systems, such as art, economy, law and politics. Due attention is given to paradigmatic case or comparative studies that exhibit a clear theoretical orientation with the empirical and historical data of religion and such aspects of religion as ritual, the religious imagination, constructions of tradition, iconography, or media. In addition, the formation of religious communities, their construction of identity, and their relation to society and the wider public are key issues of this series. Preface Contents List of Tables and Figures Part One. TOWARDS THE IDEAL TYPE MODEL OF CONSERVATISM AS AN IDEOLOGY Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. On Methodology Chapter 3. A Survey of Previous Research Chapter 4. The Definition of the Construct of Conservative Ideology: The Construction of the Ideal Type Model Part Two. THE EMPIRICAL ASSESSMENT OF PROGRESSIVE-CONSERVATIVE DIMENSIONS AND AN ATTEMPT AT THEORY CONSTRUCTION Chapter 5. Operationalizations of Conservative Ideology: The Abstract and Attitudinal Progressive-conservative Domains Chapter 6. Type-1 Analysis: Dimensions of Ideological Controversy in the Progressive-Conservative Domain Chapter 7. Towards Theory Construction Chapter 8. Summary and Epilogue Bibliography Appendices Author Index Subject Index C. P. Middendorp. Includes Indexes. Bibliography: P. [363]-388.