Post modernity and religion Flashcards
What post modernists do you need to know?
Havieu - Leger
Lyon
Stark and Bainbridge
What was Harvieu Leger’s main point?
“Spiritual Shoppers”
What have we become according to Havieu Leger?
Consumers
What were the 2 new religious types according to Havieu Leger?
Pilgrims
Converts
What does Pilgrims mean?
People go on an individual path for self discovery
What does Converts mean?
People join religious groups for a sense of belonging
What does Lyon say?
Disneyfication
What does Disneyfication mean?
Religion is sold as a commodity in which religions compete to get more consumers.
What is the main argument given by Stark and Bainbridge?
Religion Market Theories
What do Stark and Bainbridge argue secularisation is?
eurocentic - only focuses on securalisation in europe
What are Religion Market Theories?
Religion act as companies selling their gods which leads to improvement in religion as it creates competition
Why does religion survive in the USA?
Religions survive in the USA because it does not have a monopoly
What is a monoploy?
A religion that dominates a whole state/country.
