Lifelong minority religion

Routines and reflexivity: A Bourdieuan perspective on the habitus of elderly Finnish Orthodox Christian women

Datos Bibliográficos

ID4371658
AutoresHelena Kupari (0000-0002-0984-5996, University of Helsinki, autor de correspondencia)
Año2016
Volumen46
Número2
Páginas141-157
Fecha de publicación2016-04-02
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaReligion (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0048-721X • E-ISSN: 1096-1151
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/0048721x.2015.1104397
OpenAlexW2168384695
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas3
Referencias citadas40

Applications of the concept of habitus to research on religion have increased in recent decades. At present, Pierre Bourdieu's interpretation of the concept is perhaps the most well known. Nevertheless, it has also met with criticism. This article utilizes Bourdieuan theorizations to discuss the habitus of elderly Finnish Orthodox Christian women. The author examines the women's dispositions in relation to their changing minority position within Finnish society, and identifies the dynamic between reflexivity and routine practice as being central to their religion. The analysis demonstrates the value of Bourdieu's understanding of habitus when studying the long-term effects of social power on subjectivity – as reflected, for instance, in lifelong minority religion. The author argues, moreover, that contrary to the claims of many critics, Bourdieu's approach is suitable for inquiries into the conscious dimensions of practicing, in so far as these are conceived of as grounded in individuals’ past and present conditions of religious practice

Criticism · Cultural capital · Epistemology · Habitus · Interpretation (philosophy) · Perspective (graphical) · Political science · Power (physics) · Reflexivity · Social science · Sociology · Subjectivity · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Gender Studies · Law · Philosophy · Religion and Society Interactions · Social and Cultural Dynamics