Civil Society and Public Spheres in a Comparative Perspective

• Authors: Shmuel N. Eisenstadt
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

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.

Keywords

EN

civil society; public spheres; Islamic societies; Indian civilization; Christian civilization

• Publisher: Polskie Towarzystwo Socjologiczne
• Journal: Polish Sociological Review
• Year: 2006
• Volume: 154
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 143-166

Dates

published

2006-06-30

Contributors

author

Shmuel N. Eisenstadt

• The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute