Abstract

It presents no problem for a well-established; stable social world to go from the past; through the present and towards the future. However; what if the crises are consecutive and never ending? A necessity of security and support; a need of firm grounds for the worldly and social universe of the people; appears in that case. Religion could help to legitimate the purposes and actions of a society; to strengthen the determination of its people. In fact; it symbolizes a kind of social solidarity and a collective sentiment. The whole of the religious answers constitutes the sacred universe of traditional societies; but it could be included in the creation of a modern sacred; given that “sacred” does not mean only “religious”. Essential part of this presentation is based on sociological surveys; conducted using qualitative methods; rather than quantitative ones.