Beyond “Religion” and “Spirituality”
A review of recent research suggests that academic and popular distinctions between “religion” and “spirituality” are unfounded. Working from a meaning systems perspective, it is argued that recognizing that “religious” and “spiritual” are part of the same broad category does not go far enough. It i...
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Tipo de documento: | Recurso Electrónico Artigo |
Idioma: | Inglês |
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SAGE Publishing
2017
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Archive for the psychology of religion
Ano: 2017, Volume: 39, Número: 1, Páginas: 1-26 |
(Cadeias de) Palavra- chave padrão: | B
Religiosidade
/ Espiritualidade
/ Religiosidade popular
/ Vida religiosa
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Classificações IxTheo: | AA Ciências da religião |
Outras palavras-chave: | B
meaning systems
lived religion
spirituality
non-religion
belief
methodology
psychology of religion
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Resumo: | A review of recent research suggests that academic and popular distinctions between “religion” and “spirituality” are unfounded. Working from a meaning systems perspective, it is argued that recognizing that “religious” and “spiritual” are part of the same broad category does not go far enough. It is argued that a wider perspective that considers the interplay of many different cultural and social factors on both beliefs and practices is more useful. This broadening of the multi-level, interdisciplinary paradigm to examine all existential cultures, including the secular and non-religious, offers the potential to better understand the complexity and diversity of lived religion. Increased use of idiographic methodologies and a more reflective approach to the constructs used in nomothetic methodologies are advocated as a way to advance the field and better explore beliefs and practices in a more ecologically valid way. |
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ISSN: | 1573-6121 |
Obras secundárias: | In: Archive for the psychology of religion
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15736121-12341335 |