Civil Society and Public Spheres in a Comparative Perspective
Civil Society and Public Spheres in a Comparative Perspective
Author(s): Shmuel N. EisenstadtSubject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Polskie Towarzystwo Socjologiczne
Keywords: civil society; public spheres; Islamic societies; Indian civilization; Christian civilization
Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to present a comparative analysis of the constitution of public spheres and civil societies in several pre-modern civilizations—the Islamic, the Indian, and the European Christian ones—and their possible bearing on the crystallization in modern societies thereof.
Journal: Polish Sociological Review
- Issue Year: 154/2006
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 143-166
- Page Count: 21
- Language: English
