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In this paper, the relationship with space in Acadia is analysed, from its beginnings up until the present. While aiming to encompass ail representations of space and social constructs of identity, this study focuses primarily on an effort to pinpoint differentiation as transposed into space. It aims to situate the regions and regionalisms, as products of the ecological adaptation of populations to specific spaces. The underlying hypothesis is that culture, space and identity undergo a dialectical evolution, as contituent elements in a dynamic process that generates a unified yet diverse society.
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The specificity of the contemporary evolution of Catholicism and religiosity in Québec since the Quiet Revolution is demonstrated through a comparison with the rest of Canada and its regional variations. A series of quantitative analyses are conducted using diverse religious indicators drawn from survey and ecclesial data from Québec as well as the Maritimes, Ontario, and Western Canada. Among these indicators are attendance of Sunday Mass, religious affiliation, spiritual convictions, baptisms, first communions, confirmations, marriages, and funerals. The main results of these analyses are then discussed with regard to Québec Catholicism and compared with those of Unitarian, Anglican, and Catholic churches in the Maritimes, Ontario, and Western Canada. This comparative overview gives rise to a typology and periodization of religious regimes, in turn shedding new light on the classic theories of secularization and the market logic that are currently dominating the field of sociology of religion. This offers an entirely new perspective on the link between religion and culture in Québec society.
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