11/14 Religion, Modernity, and Globalization Free Online FlashCards

What social conditions does modernity describe?

Modernity refers to social conditions associated with industrialization, urbanization, bureaucratic states, mass education, science, capitalism, individualism, and rapid communication.

What defines a new religious movement?

A new religious movement is a relatively recent religious or spiritual organization, network, or community not easily classified within established institutions.

What does a religious reform movement seek to do?

A reform movement renews, corrects, purifies, reinterprets, or reorganizes an existing religious tradition.

What does lived religion examine?

Lived religion studies how people actually practice and experience religious traditions in everyday settings, not only official doctrines or institutions.

What is popular religion?

Popular religion consists of beliefs and practices expressed by ordinary participants, often in ways that do not exactly match official teachings.

What is syncretism?

Syncretism is the combination or mutual adaptation of elements from different religious traditions.

What is religious transplantation?

Religious transplantation occurs when migrants establish congregations, temples, mosques, shrines, schools, or cultural associations in new locations.

What does digital religion study?

Digital religion examines how religion is practiced, represented, debated, and organized through digital technologies and their interaction with offline life.

Which method observes practices and explores participants’ perspectives?

Ethnography observes religious practices and uses interviews to understand participants’ perspectives.

What is secularization?

Secularization is the declining authority or social influence of religious institutions in particular settings.

What does religious individualization mean?

Individualization is the increased responsibility of individuals to select, interpret, and combine religious or spiritual commitments.

What is religious pluralization?

Religious pluralization is the coexistence of multiple religious and nonreligious options within the same society.