Relations ambiguës des religions à la société globale
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 18957214 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Karel Dobbelaere (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 81-98 |
| Publication date | 1998-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Compass (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0037-7686 • E-ISSN: 1461-7404 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/003776898045001007 |
| OpenAlex | W2078255202 |
| Language | FR |
| Citations received | 3 |
The author argues that a sacred ethos rather than a civil religion integrates global society. This poses problems for traditional religions since they consider this ethos too individualistic. Globalization stimulates the expression of specific cultures since universalism generates particularism. A typical problem for “multinational” religions, proclaiming their universalism, emerges: they are confronted with requests for acculturation by autochthone cultures. However, no religion escapes the dual demand for universalism and particularism in the global circumstance: they have to adapt their structure and culture. As far as functions are concerned, traditional religions still play an important role in giving expression to particular communities: they provide nations and regions with symbolic expression, and rituals for integration. However, their societal functions are undermined. The “world-affirming” New Religious Movements, to the contrary, seem better adapted to play a societal role
Acculturation · Environmental ethics · Ethnic group · Ethos · Expression (computer science) · Globalization · Individualism · Political science · Sociology · Universalism · Anthropology · Law · Philosophy · Religion and Society Interactions
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.11 |
| Citation span | 1998 - 2010 (13) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |