Religious Pluralism and Religious Consumption Culture in The Public Sphere
Journal Title: Moment Dergi - Year 2016, Vol 3, Issue 1
Abstract
Even if we are not able to argue that religion is a reality which produces symbols for social life, we can speak of it functioning as a shield against several pains of modernism with its properties of providing confidence, producing meaning and giving peace. As secularization theories put it, religion is not totally with drawn from social life; yet it has been largely limited with the private sphere. We can talk about religion as “an economic value”, “a marketable commodity”, “a consumable object”, “a matter of fashion” or which “serves as therapy”; as well as an issue of “subjective” and “personal preference.” Several theories have been put forward to explain these kind of views on religious phenomena peculiar to modern or postmodern period, such as “rational selection theory”, “religious pluralism” and “religious mobilization.” In this study, Islam in general and indicators of religious situation in Turkey in particular will be evaluated in the context of “consumer culture” and “religious mobilization.”
Authors and Affiliations
Hasan Huseyin Aygul, Ozgur Ozturk
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