Jürgen Habermas: Religion, Cultural Diversity and Publicity

Paula Montero

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

DOI: 10.4236/aa.2014.43022                

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.

Keywords

Religion, Modernity, Public Sphere, Cultural Translation

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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