title: [Construction of the French concept of spirituality].
abstract: "Laïcité"--the French concept of secularity--holds a central position in contemporary debates. The subject here is a reminder of how this concept was introduced in France, how it has guided the secularization process in institutions and on what levels it is now called into question.
authors.affiliation: Faculté de théologie, Institut Catholique de Paris, 21, rue d'Assas, 75270 Paris, France. Electronic address: y.tardanmasquelier@icp.fr.
authors.forename: Ysé
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tardan-Masquelier
mesh_terms: D002961:Civil Rights; D005602:France; D049668:History, 15th Century; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D029181:Spirituality
keywords: individualism; individualisme; laïcité; multiculturalism; multiculturalité; religion; secularism; secularization; sécularisation