Research on beliefs has generally substantiated the theory of individualization of religion. By reducing, nolens volens, religion to a belief, it has contributed to that interpretation advocated by the media. Without totally denying that view, let us herewith explore the hypothesis of the dualization of religion in late modernity. It seems better to be aware of a complex process of change that sets out traditional religion and popular religion without forcibly opposing them. With the help of data taken from our research in 1989 and 1999, we will try to show how culture works in the field of religion in the sense described above.
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