Culture, power and periphery – the Christian lay movement in Norway

Abstract

Knudsen, J. P. 1986. Culture, power and periphery – the Christian lay movement in Norway. Norsk geogr. Tidsskr. Vol. 40, 1–14. Oslo. ISSN 0029–1951 The article presents an analysis of the Norwegian religious periphery. Special attention is paid to the process of urbanization on different geographical levels. Starting with a discussion of the relationship between urbanization and secularization, it is argued that religious peripheries are to be found around towns and cities in various parts of the country. These peripheries form a regular and hierarchical pattern which peaks into strongholds in the southwest and the northwest of Southern Norway.