Religiosity of students of Ulyanovsk State Pedagogical University: the experience of sociological research

2021 ◽  
pp. 20-25
Author(s):  
A.K. Udiatullov ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Religious Practice ◽  
Internet Survey ◽  
Sociological Research ◽  
Intercultural Interaction ◽  
State Pedagogical ◽  
Christian Culture ◽  
Ulyanovsk Region ◽  
High Degree ◽  
Role Of Religion

Presented is analysis of religiosity of students of the Ulyanovsk State Pedagogical University, by which the author understands a complex category that includes religious and confessional self-identification, a set of institutional religious ideas, the degree of involvement in real religious practice and syncretic formations that arose in the course of interfaith and intercultural interaction. The empirical base of the study was made up of materials from a mass Internet survey, in which 1316 people took part — students studying in various specialties. The choice of students of the Ulyanovsk pedagogical university as an object of research is due to the specificity of the world outlook of student youth, the strengthening of the role of religion in the system of domestic higher education in the last decade, as well as the specificity of the Ulyanovsk region in ethno-confessional terms. In terms of confessional affiliation, 68.2% identified themselves as Christianity, 15.7% as Islam. In addition, 47.6% of the respondents consider themselves to be believers. At the same time, a relatively small part of the respondents demonstrates a high degree of involvement in religious life. In particular, only 2% of the Christians surveyed attend church every week. In addition, the study revealed that among some of the respondents non-institutional religious beliefs associated with magic, as well as beliefs associated with the influence of other religions, appear in their religious consciousness. For example, some Muslims consider Jesus to be God, which can be explained by the influence of Christian culture.

THE RIGHT TO RITUAL SLAUGHTER IN AFRICA: A COMPARATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL ANALYSIS

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 470-490 ◽  
Author(s):  
Enyinna S. Nwauche
Keyword(s):  
Animal Welfare ◽  
Religious Practice ◽  
Freedom Of Religion ◽  
Traditional Religion ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Public Interests ◽  
Constitutional Development ◽  
The Right ◽  
Role Of Religion

AbstractUsing examples of ritual slaughter recognized by different religions in Africa, this paper examines the regulated and unregulated exercise of the right to ritual slaughter as a manifestation of the right to freedom of religion in three constitutional traditions in Africa.This article commences with an evaluation of the existence of the right to ritual slaughter either as a freestanding right or a derivative right from the right to freedom of religion in the bills of rights of African constitutions. The article argues that the ritual slaughter at this stage of constitutional development in Africa is at best a derivative right partly anchored on the communal dimensions of the right to freedom of religion. The article closely examines the bearers and content of the right to ritual slaughter through a brief overview of the practices of ritual slaughter recognized by African traditional religion and Islam. In addition, the syncretic nature of religious practice in Africa identified as the multiple or concurrent witness to different faiths is also considered to provide a realistic account of ritual slaughter in Africa.Since the right to ritual slaughter is identified as a derivative right from the right to freedom of religion, the article examines different constitutional traditions in Africa to determine how religion is conceived in constitutional governance that in turn affects the feasibility of the right to ritual slaughter within constitutional designs and capacity of other public interests such as animal welfare to limit the exercise of the right to ritual slaughter.Three constitutional designs of the role of religion in constitutional governance are identified in this regard. The article concludes on a number of points, including the recognition of the importance of the articulation of the human rights that underpin animal welfare concerns and the fact that a regulated right to ritual slaughter appears feasible in a number of African countries.

scholarly journals Публичное и частное в философии религии Ричарда Рорти

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ekaterina Khitruk ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Public Space ◽  
Religious Practice ◽  
Richard Rorty ◽  
Religious Institutions ◽  
Religious Philosophy ◽  
The Public ◽  
Parish Community ◽  
Religious Institutes ◽  
Role Of Religion

The article covers the religious conception in the work of the famous American philosopher Richard Rorty. The author emphasises the secular and finalist views of R. Rorty on the nature of religion, and on the philosopher’s gradual perception of the need for their creative reinterpretation due to the actualisation of the role of religion in intellectual and political spheres. The article uncovers two fundamental constituents of Richard Rorty’s religious philosophy. The first of them is associated with R. Rorty’s perception of the ‘weak thinking’ concept in the writings of Italian philosopher Gianni Vattimo. R. Rorty holds ‘weak thinking’ and ‘kenosis’ to be the key to understanding the possibility of religion in the postmodern era. The second aspect concerns the existence of religion in the public space. Here the distinction between ‘strong’ narratives and ‘weak’ thinking correlates with the politically significant distinction between ‘strong’ religious institutions and private (parish, community) religious practice. Rorty believes that the activity of ‘strong’ religious structures threatens liberal ‘social hope’ on the gradual democratisation of mankind. The article concludes that Richard Rorty’s philosophy of religion presents an original conception of religion in the context of modern temporal humanism; the concept positively evaluates religious experience to the extent that it does not become a basis for theoretical and political manipulations on the part of ‘strong’ religious institutes.

scholarly journals Migration and religiousness

2020 ◽  
pp. 486-493
Author(s):  
Nemanja Vukcevic ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Religious Identity ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Religious Practice ◽  
Human Society ◽  
Legislative Framework ◽  
Religious Factor ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Academic Authors ◽  
Role Of Religion

The subject of the research is the relationship between the phenomena of religion and migrations. The problem of their interaction has been inherent in human society since the ancient times; this problem is relevant one in nova days too. The consequences and prospects of development of this complex phenomenon in contemporary society are not sufficiently examined in science yet, especially in Sociology. In the paper, the role of religion in migration processes is studied based on the analysis of various sources, synthesis, induction, analogy, and abstraction. In course of research were analyzed numerous religious treatises, fiction works and classical sociological works, as well as works by foreign and Russian contemporary academic authors. The paper notes that the migration discourse has now shifted from the geographic and demographic to the socio-political domain. Religion has begun to play an important role at all stages of migration, both from the perspective of neoliberal and humanistic approaches. The paper aims to identify the role of the religious factor in the migration process and the role and logic of migration not only in inter-faith but also in intra-faith relations. It is shown that migration either serves as a catalyst for religious feelings and behavior or it strengthens the existing religious identity of migrants and enhances the quality of their religious feelings. The study highlights the need to improve the legislative framework of religious freedom, but also raises the question of how far religious communities can go in the process of advancing religious practice. In this regard, migrations often become a challenge for a secular state. Therefore, it is concluded that only an integrated approach would contribute to solving this problem.

British Muslim women's experience of the networking practice of happy hours

2020 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 646-661
Author(s):  
Shehla R. Arifeen
Keyword(s):  
Muslim Women ◽  
Religious Practice ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Drinking Alcohol ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Role Of Religion ◽  
Level Of Analysis

PurposeNetworking is deemed important for women in careers. The purpose of this paper is to draw attention to the interaction of a specific networking practice with a religious practice and its implications on British Muslim women (BMw). The practice ‘happy hours’ is closely linked with drinking alcohol (Flores-Pereira et al., 2008), while alcohol consumption is forbidden in Islam.Design/methodology/approachA qualitative research approach was used to interview 37 participants who were in managerial or professional positions.FindingsThe findings demonstrate that the presence of alcohol in work-related socializing is a norm, making the practice of ‘happy hours’ invisible and legitimate (Acker, 2006), thereby contributing inadvertently to reinforcing inequality regimes in organizations. Furthermore, the interaction of contradictory religious beliefs/practices of individual employees and organizational practices presents challenges for Muslim women, who feel they have to participate in happy hours as a networking practice in order to progress in careers. While it involves emotional effort, as they persuade themselves to join in activities where alcohol is being served, it paradoxically results in feelings of exclusion and marginalization within the group, as they do not drink alcohol.Originality/valueThis paper focuses on the micro/individual level of analysis, singling out the Muslim female voice while positioning ‘happy hours’ as a ‘networking practice’. It also contributes to the underexplored area of the role of religion and individual behaviour in organizations (Tracey, 2012).

Religious Movements in Central Africa: A Theoretical Study

1976 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 458-475 ◽  
Author(s):  
Willy De Craemer ◽  
Jan Vansina ◽  
Renée C. Fox
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Study ◽  
Central Africa ◽  
Pivotal Role ◽  
Religious Movements ◽  
Sociological Research ◽  
Systemic Feature ◽  
Beliefs And Values ◽  
Role Of Religion

A shared sense of discovery and frustration prompts us to write this article. Independently, from our anthropological, historical and sociological research in Zaire over a period of many years, we have been impressed with the pivotal role of religion and magic in that society. The recurrence and development of religious movements in Zaire throughout its known history is an archetypical expression of that predominance. In our view, these movements are an integral dimension of the cultures common to most parts of Zaire and to contiguous areas in Central Africa. A systemic feature of these cultures is that they are conducive to the emergence and evolution of movements with distinctive symbols, rites, beliefs and values. In turn, these movements constantly enrich the underlying cultures from which they emanate.

scholarly journals Is There a Role of Religion? The Moderation Role of Religious Identity and Religious Practice between Traditional Media Usage and Moral Evaluation

Religions ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 137
Author(s):  
Sheng Zeng ◽  
Zijian Peng ◽  
Lin Wu
Keyword(s):  
Religious Identity ◽  
General Social Survey ◽  
Religious Practice ◽  
Moral Evaluation ◽  
Situational Factor ◽  
Traditional Media ◽  
Media Usage ◽  
Chinese General Social Survey ◽  
Role Of Religion

Although the relationship between traditional media usage and moral evaluation has been studied in China, it is not clear what role religion plays in this relationship. The 2013 Chinese General Social Survey was used to examine the moderation role of religious identity and religious practice in this correlation. The STATA 15.1 and PROCESS macro for SPSS (Model 2) was employed. This research confirms that religion has a moderating role in the correlation between traditional media usage and moral evaluation. Specifically, religious identity, no matter whether it is polytheistic or monotheistic, will strengthen the correlation between traditional media usage and moral evaluation. However, religious practice will weaken the correlation between traditional media usage and moral evaluation, except the religious practice of monotheism in China. Furthermore, our findings prove that religion is an important situational factor in the correlation between traditional media usage and moral evaluation. We should take religious identity and religious practice as independent factors to conduct a richer study in the future. Most importantly, our findings further confirm that the rationalization of society does not necessarily lead to the secularization of religion.

The role of religion in suicide prevention work in Uganda

2021 ◽  
pp. 69-76
Author(s):  
Emilio Ovuga ◽  
Jed Boardman
Keyword(s):  
Suicide Prevention ◽  
World View ◽  
Religious Practice ◽  
Economic Changes ◽  
Spirit World ◽  
Mass Killings ◽  
Role Of Religion ◽  
Over Time

Themes of traditional religious practice in Uganda have been the role of a creator, an understanding of life in an integral sense, and maintenance of contact with the spirit world. Christianity was introduced to Uganda in the nineteenth century and was associated with the colonial powers. Present expressions of cosmology mainly involve a strong sense of the collective and its responsibility, the breakdown of which plays a central role in suicide. The recent rise in suicide in Uganda may be the result of substantial social and economic changes, and long-term strife affecting the population. Associated with this have been mass suicide and internal wars, which resulted in mass killings that may have roots in traditional and non-traditional religious beliefs. An understanding of the traditional world view of Ugandans, and how this has changed over time, may help in developing strategies for the management and prevention of suicide in Uganda.

scholarly journals Religiosity, Religious Practice, and Antisemitism in Present-Day Hungary

Religions ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 527
Author(s):  
Ildikó Barna ◽  
András Kovács
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Identity ◽  
Religious Practice ◽  
The State ◽  
Explanatory Variables ◽  
Christian Culture ◽  
Different Types ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Representative Samples

Since 1995, Surveys on antisemitism using national representative samples have been regularly carried out in Hungary. In this article, we used data from the 2011 and 2017 surveys to explore the relationship between three types of antisemitism, namely religious, secular, and emotional. Moreover, we scrutinized how different religiosity indicators can be used as explanatory variables for the different types of antisemitism. We found a slight increase in religious and secular antisemitism between 2011 and 2017, while emotional antisemitism remained almost the same. Religious anti-Judaism significantly correlated with both secular and emotional antisemitism, however, its relationship was much stronger with the former. When analyzing the relationship between different types of antisemitism and religiosity indicators, we found that while in 2011, all the indicators were connected to religious, and most of them to secular and emotional antisemitism, in 2017, only the variables measuring subjective self-classification remained significant. The results show that the relationship between religion and antisemitism underwent some substantial changes between 2011 and 2017. While in 2011, personal religiosity was a significant predictor of the strength of antisemitism, in 2017, religion serving as a cultural identity marker took over this function. The hypothetical explanatory factor for the change is the rebirth of the “Christian-national” idea appearing as the foundational element of the new Hungarian constitution, according to which Christian culture is the ultimate unifying force of the nation, giving the inner essence and meaning of the state. In this discourse, being Christian is equated with being Hungarian. Self-declared and self-defined Christian religiosity plays the role of a symbolic marker for accepting the national-conservative identity discourse and belonging to the “Christian-national” cultural-political camp where antisemitic prejudices occur more frequently than in other segments of the society.

Religious practice and belief in the Republic of Buryatia: comparing across faiths and national groups

2014 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 165-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward C. Holland
Keyword(s):  
Religious Education ◽  
Religious Practice ◽  
The Political ◽  
The Public ◽  
Traditional Religions ◽  
Public Role ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Role Of Religion ◽  
Recent Extension

Using results from a 2010 survey conducted in the Republic of Buryatia, this paper compares the responses of Russians and Buryats on questions of religious practice and belief, as well as the role of religion and religious organizations in the political sphere of contemporary Russia. Buryats more commonly identify with a religion and more frequently attend religious services in comparison to Russians living in the republic. There is greater consonance between the two groups on the public role of religion, with both Russians and Buryats generally supportive of the recent extension of religious education into schools and the creation of national holidays for all traditional religions, among other issues.

Voting for Islamists: Mapping the Role of Religion

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ellen Lust ◽  
Kristen Kao ◽  
Gibran Okar
Keyword(s):  
Religious Identity ◽  
Religious Practice ◽  
The State ◽  
Economic Policies ◽  
Strongly Correlated ◽  
Electoral Support ◽  
Religious Factors ◽  
Original Survey ◽  
Role Of Religion

Much has been written on political advantages conferred to Islamist parties. These advantages are often viewed as resulting from the parties’ organizational strength, their economic policies, or the expected material benefits they award. The role of religion in motivating Islamist support has been largely underplayed, and even less attention has been given to the various dimensions of Islam. This gap in the research remains conspicuous, as evidence from European, African, and American contexts point to a very real relationship between various facets of religion and electoral patterns. This chapter reviews how historical legacies and social conditions in Tunisia, Libya, and Egypt have shaped electoral behavior, including the ways in which organizational, economic, or religious factors are associated with Islamist support. Employing original survey data, it investigates the dominant explanations of electoral support as well as the influence of three religious factors—religious identity, practice, and preferences toward the role of Islam in the state. We find evidence in all three countries that citizens’ preferences for a role of religion in the state is strongly correlated with voting for Islamist parties. In Tunisia, religious practice was also significantly associated with support for Islamists. Religious identity was never significant in our cases, however. Attitudes toward party organization and toward service provision were associated with Islamist support in Tunisia and Libya, respectively. Importantly, religious factors were more consistently related to Islamist support than the organizational, economic, and material incentives that have been given so much attention elsewhere.

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