Religion and Consumerism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23604115 |
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| Authors | David Cloutier (Mount St. Mary's University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Pages | 531-547 |
| Publication date | 2024-01-23 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | The Oxford Handbook of Religion and Economic Ethics (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780192894328.013.26 |
| OpenAlex | W4391282953 |
| ISBN | 9780192894328 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 13 |
The globalization of consumer culture exists in tension with traditional strictures and lifestyles of many world religions. Those traditional strictures and lifestyles emphasize that excessive material consumption harms both the self and social relations, and are accentuated today by concerns about environmental destruction. By contrast, consumerism increasingly encourages individuals to develop their very identities through their consumer practices. This chapter outlines the fundamental conflict between traditional teachings and consumer culture, focusing on Christianity, Islam, and Buddhism. The socio-cultural interaction of religious traditions and consumer society involves a kind of hybridity, rather than a simple confrontation. This raises the question of how to evaluate such hybridity from the perspective of the traditions while also exploring various forms of ‘hybrid’ identities that have emerged in religious communities negotiating these tensions. Also, given the newness of consumer society, the question remains whether such a dual identity is authentic and sustainable.
Business · Consumerism · Political science · Law · Legal and cultural studies analysis · Mormonism, Religion, and History · Religious Tourism and Spaces
| Highly cited | No |
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