Postmodernism Flashcards

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What so postmodernist believe in?

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Postmodernists believe that traditional religions have lost their significance in. Society and therefore lack the ability to encourage both social stability about social change.
Due to globalisation, identities have become fluid- people identities no longer fixed.

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What is spiritual shoppers?

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As identities are fluid within postmodernism, individuals are constantly new identities for themselves through consumption. Rapid growth and influence on mass media.
Lyon’s- impact developed all religions belief- individuals are no longer loyal; to religion instead spiritual shoppers.

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What is meta narrative and what is the impact?

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Seen as postmodernism as meta narratives because a claimed of monp[oply of truth.
However postmodernists claimed there is no such thing as truth within instead it is an increasingly fragmented society.

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Hat is the impact of NAM

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Because of changes In society, postmodernists claim that traditional religion have been replaced, Nam found on spirituality rather than devotion to god.

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What is am evaluation against this

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Steve Bruce- believes postmodernists have over exaggerated importance sense for traditional religions. He claim the NAM and religion movements are short lived.

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