Secularity, also the secular or secularness (from Latin saeculum, "worldly" or "of a generation"), is the state of being unrelated or neutral in regards to religion. Origins of secularity can be traced to the Bible itself and fleshed out through Christian history into the modern era. In the medieval period there were even secular clergy. Furthermore, secular and religious entities were not separated in the medieval period, but coexisted and interacted naturally. Today, anything that does not have an explicit reference to religion, either negatively or positively, may be considered secular. Secularity is best understood, not as being "anti-religious", but as being "religiously neutral" since many activities in religious bodies are secular themselves, and most versions of secularity or secularization do not lead to irreligiosity. Linguistically, a process by which anything becomes secular is named secularization, though the term is mainly reserved for the secularization of society; and any concept or ideology promoting the secular may be termed secularism, a term generally applied to the ideology dictating no religious influence on the public sphere. Scholars recognize that secularity is structured by Protestant models of Christianity, shares a parallel language to religion, and intensifies Protestant features such as iconoclasm, skepticism towards rituals, and emphasizes beliefs. In doing so, secularism perpetuates Christian traits under a different name. Most cultures around the world do not have tension or dichotomous views of religion and secular. Since religion and secular are both Western concepts that were formed under the influence of Christian theology, other cultures do not necessarily have words or concepts that resemble or are equivalent to them. Historically, the word secular was not related or linked to religion, but was a freestanding term in Latin that would relate to any mundane endeavour.

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Société occidentale
La société occidentale est le milieu humain qui résulte de l'Histoire, des institutions, des organisations, des normes, des lois, des mœurs, des coutumes et des valeurs propres à l'Occident. Entre les , la colonisation, puis l'impérialisme et l'hégémonie économique des pays occidentaux a permis la diffusion de plusieurs aspects du mode de vie occidental sur l'ensemble des continents, ce phénomène est appelé l'occidentalisation.
Desecularization
In sociology, desecularization (also spelled desecularisation) is the proliferation or growth of religion, usually after a period of prior secularization. The theory of desecularization is reactionary to the older theory known as the Secularization Thesis, which posited a gradual decline of religion to a point of extinction. In the last few decades, scholars have pointed to continued church attendance in Western countries, the rise in religious fundamentalism, and the prevalence of religious conflict as evidence of the continued relevance of religion in the modern world.
Sociologie des religions
La sociologie des religions (dite aussi « sociologie de la religion ») est la branche de la sociologie s'intéressant aux phénomènes d'ordre religieux ou relevant de la laïcité. étymologie de religion Deux origines sont proposées pour ce mot, toutes deux latines. Ainsi, « religion » serait issu soit du verbe latin religare qui signifie « lier » ou « relier » (à Dieu), soit du verbe religere qui signifie « récolter, recueillir, accomplir avec minutie », mettant en valeur le respect de la tradition et l'exécution précise des rites.
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