NE-CRKVENA RELIGIOZNOST U HRVATSKOJ

The main topic in this paper is non-ecclesiastical religiousness, a field of sociology of religion which has in Croatia so far been given little attention. In the process of forming new theoretical concepts, new definitions of basic concepts and the application of new methods, the main landmark should be the actual socio-cultural and historical context, with complete awareness of all its relevant specific features. Treading along this path will be uncertain and will take long because the existing concepts, techniques and terms are applicable only for the socio-cultural context of developed pluralist societies. Therefore, in this initial phase, the main task will be gathering data and their systematization as well as sociological description of communities.