Sabbath, Nyepi, and Pandemic: The Relevance of Religious Traditions of Self-Restraint for Living with the ‘New Normal’

This article focuses on the relevance of religious traditions of self-restraint, particularly Sabbath and Nyepi, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. From an economic perspective, the pandemic interrupts a lifestyle marked by an unceasing process of production and consumption that affects almost...

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Главный автор: Wijaya, Yahya 1955- (Автор)
Формат: Электронный ресурс Статья
Язык:Английский
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Опубликовано: Sage 2021
В: Studies in Christian ethics
Год: 2021, Том: 34, Выпуск: 4, Страницы: 529-543
Индексация IxTheo:AG Религиозная жизнь
BH Иудаизм
BK Индуизм
NCE Экономическая этика
TK Новейшее время
Другие ключевые слова:B Nyepi
B productivism
B Public Theology
B Sabbath
B Pandemic
B Self-restraint
B new normal
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Итог:This article focuses on the relevance of religious traditions of self-restraint, particularly Sabbath and Nyepi, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. From an economic perspective, the pandemic interrupts a lifestyle marked by an unceasing process of production and consumption that affects almost all aspects of life. Such a lifestyle, known as ‘productivism’, has been confronted with ‘anti-productivism’ promoted by groups of Marxism-inspired intellectuals and activists. Employing the method of public theology, this study reveals that religious traditions of self-restraint prepare humanity to anticipate interruptions of regularity, such as a pandemic, in a way that is critical of productivism yet distinct from anti-productivism. From a spiritual perspective, the pandemic and religious traditions of self-restraint should be perceived as synergistic appeals to a balanced lifestyle that is socially, economically, and ecologically harmonious.
ISSN:0953-9468
Второстепенные работы:Enthalten in: Studies in Christian ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/09539468211031358