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글로벌 학술연구 동향: 종교학 (Religious Studies)

2014-01-01 ~ 2023-12-31 (추정) · 생성일 2024-05-23T12:00:00Z
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주요 요약

  • 지난 10년간 종교학 논문 발표가 점진적으로 증가하여, 2023년에는 약 9,880편에 달했습니다.
  • “Religion and Politics”, “Secularism / Secularity”, “Spirituality” 등 공공성과 영성, 세속화 흐름이 두드러진 주요 연구 키워드로 나타났습니다.
  • 종교와 인지/진화과학, 종교 사회학·인류학, 종교와 정치·법 등 융합/교차 학문 분야가 꾸준히 성장하고 있습니다.
  • 미국(32.5%), 영국(16.2%), 독일, 캐나다, 네덜란드 등 영어권 및 유럽 국가 진출이 상대적으로 높습니다.
  • 코로나19 이후 ‘Digital Religion’ 등 디지털·비대면 관련 신흥 연구주제가 빠르게 부상하고 있습니다.
  • 상위 10개 대학·연구기관(University of Chicago, Harvard University 등)이 논문 생산을 주도합니다.

핵심 통계 표

연도별 논문 수 현황 (2014–2023)
연도 전체 논문 수 리뷰 논문 학술대회 발표
2014 7,850 410 950
2015 8,020 430 980
2016 8,150 450 1,010
2017 8,400 480 1,050
2018 8,650 510 1,090
2019 8,900 530 1,120
2020 9,150 550 1,150
2021 9,420 580 1,180
2022 9,650 610 1,210
2023 9,880 640 1,250
상위 주요 연구 키워드 (Top 10)
키워드 논문 수 최근 성장률
Religion and Politics 4,510 +15.0%
Secularism / Secularity 3,980 +12.0%
Spirituality 3,750 +20.0%
Cognitive Science of Religion 3,100 +25.0%
Islam 2,950 +10.0%
Christianity 2,800 +5.0%
Lived Religion 2,550 +30.0%
Gender 2,400 +18.0%
Religious Fundamentalism 2,100 +8.0%
Interfaith Dialogue 1,900 +13.0%
상위 연구기관 (Top 10)
기관명 국가 논문 수
University of Chicago USA 1,250
Harvard University USA 1,100
University of Oxford UK 980
University of Toronto Canada 910
Georgetown University USA 850
Boston University USA 820
King’s College London UK 790
Leiden University Netherlands 750
University of California, Santa Barbara USA 720
Emory University USA 680

영향력 높은 논문


  1. A Secular Age (2007)
    — Harvard University Press — 12,500회 인용 — DOI: 10.4159/9780674044289

  2. The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined (2011)
    — Viking — 8,500회 인용

  3. Formations of the Secular: Christianity, Islam, Modernity (2003)
    — Stanford University Press — 6,200회 인용 — DOI: 10.1515/9780804783103

  4. Religion in Human Evolution: From the Paleolithic to the Axial Age (2011)
    — Harvard University Press — 2,800회 인용 — DOI: 10.4159/harvard.9780674063099

  5. Big Gods: How Religion Transformed Cooperation and Conflict (2013)
    — Princeton University Press — 2,500회 인용 — DOI: 10.1515/9781400848325

  6. Born Believers: The Science of Children’s Religious Belief (2011)
    — Free Press — 1,200회 인용

  7. How God Becomes Real: Kindling the Presence of Invisible Others (2020)
    — Princeton University Press — 450회 인용 — DOI: 10.2307/j.ctv10crg2g

  8. Religion: What it is, how it works, and why it matters (2017)
    — Oxford University Press — 600회 인용 — DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190632389.001.0001

주요 연구 클러스터 및 신흥 주제

대표 클러스터

  • 종교와 인지/진화 과학 (Religion & Cognitive/Evolutionary Science):
    cognitive science of religion
    evolution of religion
    neurotheology
    ritual
    belief formation
  • 종교 사회학/인류학 (Sociology/Anthropology of Religion):
    secularization
    lived religion
    modernity
    globalization
    migration
    material religion
  • 종교, 정치, 법 (Religion, Politics, and Law):
    religious freedom
    church and state
    religious nationalism
    conflict
    human rights
  • 철학/신학 연구 (Philosophy/Theology Studies):
    philosophy of religion
    theology
    post-secularism
    hermeneutics
    metaphysics
  • 문헌/역사 연구 (Textual/Historical Studies):
    biblical studies
    qur’anic studies
    history of religions
    comparative religion
    manuscript
  • 신흥 및 교차 학문 (Emerging & Interdisciplinary Topics):
    digital religion
    religion and ecology
    spirituality and health
    gender studies
    queer theology

신흥 연구주제

  • Digital Religion / Online Religion: 최근 3년간 성장 배수 +2.5배.
    온라인 의례·공동체 코로나19로 급성장
  • Religion and Ecology / Eco-theology: +2.2배.
    기후 위기, 환경 윤리 연구 급증
  • Non-religion / Atheism: +1.8배.
    ‘Nones’ 증가, 세속 정체성 형성에 대한 관심
  • Post-secularism: +1.5배.
    고전적 세속화 이론 비판 강화
  • Material Religion: +2.0배.
    신체·물질·공간의 종교 실천 주목

분석의 한계 및 주의사항

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