Antonio Camorrino
Biographic Data
| ID | 247762 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Antonio Camorrino |
| GIVEN NAMES | Antonio |
| FAMILY NAME | Camorrino |
| SIGNATURE | CAMORRINO A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Naples Federico II |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1978-308X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Short-Term Spiritual Engagement
The aim of this article is to offer a theoretical contribution to the topic of “engaged spirituality”. First, I provide definitional and conceptual clarifications, hopefully useful in specifying what I call ‘postmodern spirituality’. In this way, we will also be able to better understand the specific features of “engaged spirituality”, at least from the theoretical perspective adopted here. I am proposing a conceptual integration that takes into …
The Health/Salvation Nexus
The health/salvation nexus can be better understood if analyzed through the transformations that have affected the social relationship with the sacred in Western society. These changes have caused relevant implications concerning the sphere of "ultimate meaning", in the words of Peter Berger. Today, we are witnessing a weakening of legitimized "theodicies" capable of promising-according to Max Weber-salvation and guaranteeing "just equalization",…
Pollution' and 'Blaming
This article aims to highlight some peculiar aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic thanks to the theoretical tools of Cultural Theory and Cultural Sociology. For this purpose, first of all, I introduce the issue of the pandemic from a cultural perspective. In the second section, I analyze the phenomenon of the COVID-19 pandemic through the concept of 'pollution': in symbolic terms, the dimension of contagion is very close to that of 'contamination'. F…
Mother Nature and the nature of motherhood
In this article the author aims to highlight some similarities and differences between the contemporary imagery of motherhood and that of ecospirituality. Apart from apparent differences, both these imageries are based on a peculiar alliance with nature. Demonstrating why these phenomena have to be considered postmodern forms of sacralization is the goal of this article. For this purpose, the author first briefly reconstructs some socio-historica…
Il processo di civilizzazione nella “metamorfosi” della società globale
In contemporary society human beings are facing “global” challenges that have a direct impact (which is often devastating) on collective and individual lives. Private lives are threatened by the “unintended consequences” – in the words of Ulrich Beck – of the malfunctioning of social dynamics far beyond the understanding of individuals. In the last few decades, several traumatic events (some of unprecedented scope) have made their appearance on t…
Green Spirituality and Physical Culture. Extreme Sports and the Imagery of Wilderness
In an area of increasingly widespread practices, the strengthening of the self through physical activities is exponentially reinforced by the inflexible laws of wild nature, now seen as a supreme judge. The knowledge of one’s personal limits and their overcoming through the verdict of an implacable, inscrutable but fair nature, allows access to the powerful source of meaning of green spirituality. This phenomenon is closely linked to an unprecede…
Pollution' and 'Blaming
This article aims to highlight some peculiar aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic thanks to the theoretical tools of Cultural Theory and Cultural Sociology. For this purpose, first of all, I introduce the issue of the pandemic from a cultural perspective. In the second section, I analyze the phenomenon of the COVID-19 pandemic through the concept of 'pollution': in symbolic terms, the dimension of contagion is very close to that of 'contamination'. F…
Green Spirituality and Physical Culture. Extreme Sports and the Imagery of Wilderness
In an area of increasingly widespread practices, the strengthening of the self through physical activities is exponentially reinforced by the inflexible laws of wild nature, now seen as a supreme judge. The knowledge of one’s personal limits and their overcoming through the verdict of an implacable, inscrutable but fair nature, allows access to the powerful source of meaning of green spirituality. This phenomenon is closely linked to an unprecede…
Il processo di civilizzazione nella “metamorfosi” della società globale
In contemporary society human beings are facing “global” challenges that have a direct impact (which is often devastating) on collective and individual lives. Private lives are threatened by the “unintended consequences” – in the words of Ulrich Beck – of the malfunctioning of social dynamics far beyond the understanding of individuals. In the last few decades, several traumatic events (some of unprecedented scope) have made their appearance on t…
Green Spirituality and Physical Culture. Extreme Sports and the Imagery of Wilderness
In an area of increasingly widespread practices, the strengthening of the self through physical activities is exponentially reinforced by the inflexible laws of wild nature, now seen as a supreme judge. The knowledge of one’s personal limits and their overcoming through the verdict of an implacable, inscrutable but fair nature, allows access to the powerful source of meaning of green spirituality. This phenomenon is closely linked to an unprecede…
Il processo di civilizzazione nella “metamorfosi” della società globale
In contemporary society human beings are facing “global” challenges that have a direct impact (which is often devastating) on collective and individual lives. Private lives are threatened by the “unintended consequences” – in the words of Ulrich Beck – of the malfunctioning of social dynamics far beyond the understanding of individuals. In the last few decades, several traumatic events (some of unprecedented scope) have made their appearance on t…
Mother Nature and the nature of motherhood
In this article the author aims to highlight some similarities and differences between the contemporary imagery of motherhood and that of ecospirituality. Apart from apparent differences, both these imageries are based on a peculiar alliance with nature. Demonstrating why these phenomena have to be considered postmodern forms of sacralization is the goal of this article. For this purpose, the author first briefly reconstructs some socio-historica…
The Health/Salvation Nexus
The health/salvation nexus can be better understood if analyzed through the transformations that have affected the social relationship with the sacred in Western society. These changes have caused relevant implications concerning the sphere of "ultimate meaning", in the words of Peter Berger. Today, we are witnessing a weakening of legitimized "theodicies" capable of promising-according to Max Weber-salvation and guaranteeing "just equalization",…
Pollution' and 'Blaming
This article aims to highlight some peculiar aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic thanks to the theoretical tools of Cultural Theory and Cultural Sociology. For this purpose, first of all, I introduce the issue of the pandemic from a cultural perspective. In the second section, I analyze the phenomenon of the COVID-19 pandemic through the concept of 'pollution': in symbolic terms, the dimension of contagion is very close to that of 'contamination'. F…
Short-Term Spiritual Engagement
The aim of this article is to offer a theoretical contribution to the topic of “engaged spirituality”. First, I provide definitional and conceptual clarifications, hopefully useful in specifying what I call ‘postmodern spirituality’. In this way, we will also be able to better understand the specific features of “engaged spirituality”, at least from the theoretical perspective adopted here. I am proposing a conceptual integration that takes into …
Sociology (5 works) · Epistemology (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Environmental ethics (3 works) · Spirituality (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Meaning (existential) (2 works) · Phenomenon (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Postmodernism (2 works)