scholarly journals Vegan YouTubers Performing Ethical Beliefs

Religions ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 7
Author(s):  
Kim Harding ◽  
Abby Day
Keyword(s):  
Great Britain ◽  
Religious Beliefs ◽  
Digital Content ◽  
Beliefs And Practices ◽  
Research Participants ◽  
Ethical Beliefs ◽  
Relational Practice ◽  
The Social ◽  
Youtube Videos ◽  
Question Survey

In Great Britain, “religion or belief” is one of nine “protected characteristics” under the Equality Act 2010, which protects citizens from discrimination in the workplace and in wider society. This paper begins with a discussion about a 2020 ruling, “Jordi Casamitjana vs. LACS”, which concluded that ethical vegans are entitled to similar legal protections in British workplaces as those who hold philosophical religious beliefs. While not all vegans hold a philosophical belief to the same extent as Casamitjana, the ruling is significant and will be of interest to scholars investigating non-religious ethical beliefs. To explore this, we have analysed a sample of YouTube videos on the theme of “my vegan story”, showing how vloggers circulate narratives about ethical veganism and the process of their conversion to vegan beliefs and practices. The story format can be understood as what Abby Day has described as a performative “belief narrative”, offering a greater opportunity to understand research participants’ beliefs and related identities than, for example, findings from a closed-question survey. We suggest that through performative acts, YouTubers create “ethical beliefs” through the social, mediatised, transformative, performative and relational practice of their digital content. In doing so, we incorporate a digital perspective to enrich academic discussions of non-religious beliefs.

Engaging with the Guru

2012 ◽  
Vol 6 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 201-224
Author(s):  
Kristina Myrvold
Keyword(s):  
Religious Beliefs ◽  
Semantic Content ◽  
Social World ◽  
Religious Community ◽  
Religious Practices ◽  
Beliefs And Practices ◽  
The Social ◽  
Spiritual Authority ◽  
Sacred Scripture

The Sikhs have perhaps taken the concept of a sacred scripture much further than any other religious community by treating the Guru Granth Sahib as a living guru. This essay analyzes various religious beliefs and practices by which contemporary Sikhs construct and maintain conceptions of their scripture as a guru with spiritual authority. A distinction is made between religious practices that serve to mediate and interpret the semantic content of the scripture, performative acts that are enacted to transform the social world, and rituals that aim to give the scripture a careful ministration and celebrate different stages of its worldly life. The various ritualized uses of Guru Granth Sahib can be approached as external strategies by which the Sikhs personify their scripture and make it socially alive as a living guru.

On Religious Change: the Situational Analysis of Symbolic Action

1970 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 260-274 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shlomo A. Deshen
Keyword(s):  
Religious Beliefs ◽  
Situational Analysis ◽  
Religious Change ◽  
Anthropology Of Religion ◽  
Social Anthropology ◽  
Beliefs And Practices ◽  
Symbolic Action ◽  
The Social ◽  
Jewish Immigrants

In recent years I have been engaged in research in the social anthropology of religion. In the course of investigating the changing religious beliefs and practices of Jewish immigrants in Israel from rural Tunisia and Morocco I initially sought to conceptualize the phenomena encountered in terms of ‘secularization’. This study is a consequence of the problems that arose.

The Impact of Secularism on Religious Beliefs and Practices

2010 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 163
Author(s):  
Adibah Binti AbdulRahim
Keyword(s):  
Religious Beliefs ◽  
Practical Aspect ◽  
The West ◽  
Beliefs And Practices ◽  
Religious Worldview ◽  
Political Economic ◽  
The Impact

ABSTRACT Secularism is the most serious challenge of modernity posed by the West. Its main ideology is to liberate man from the religious and metaphysical values and expel religion from the practical aspect of man’s life. It clearly presents its materialistic viewpoint which is cut off from Divine, Transcendent or Supernatural principles and does not refer to and is isolated from Revelation. In terms of its intensity and scope as well as its discernable effects upon people’s mind, the repercussion of secularism is so pervasive and universal. It gives a great impact on every facet of life including individual and family lives as well as educational, political, economic and social-cultural realm. Most importantly, secularism affects the very tenets of traditional religious beliefs and practices. This paper tries to focus on the danger of secularism and its principles which are contradict to the religious worldview.  

Syria-Palestine

2020 ◽  
pp. 52-67
Author(s):  
Adrian Curtis
Keyword(s):  
Special Interest ◽  
Religious Beliefs ◽  
The Other ◽  
Beliefs And Practices ◽  
Israelite Religion ◽  
Religious Significance ◽  
Ras Shamra

Knowledge of the religion of ancient Syria has increased significantly in recent years thanks to key archaeological discoveries. Particularly important have been those from Ras Shamra (ancient Ugarit), which may offer the best window available for an understanding of Canaanite religious beliefs and practices. Excavations have revealed structures of religious significance, such as temples, sanctuaries, and tombs, as well as numerous texts. Of special interest are those mythological texts which tell the exploits of Baal, El, and the other great gods. There are also legends, sacrifice lists, pantheon lists, and prescriptions for various rituals. Some of these, notably the legends of Keret, and of Danel and his son Aqhat, provide evidence for beliefs about the religious status and significance of the king. This material enables a more considered understanding of ideas and practices that may have impacted upon Israelite religion.

scholarly journals Spiritual and Religious Beliefs and Practices and Social Support’s Relationship to Diabetes Self-Care Activities in African Americans

2013 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 231-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yashika J. Watkins ◽  
Lauretta T. Quinn ◽  
Laurie Ruggiero ◽  
Michael T. Quinn ◽  
Young-Ku Choi
Keyword(s):  
African Americans ◽  
Religious Beliefs ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Beliefs And Practices

Kefahaman Beragama dan Proses Transformasi Hubungan Pasangan dalam Perkahwinan

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 75-91
Author(s):  
Dini Farhana Baharudin ◽  
Suhailiza Md. Hamdani ◽  
Marina Munira Abdul Mutalib ◽  
Mohd. Zaliridzal Zakaria
Keyword(s):  
Marital Satisfaction ◽  
Religious Beliefs ◽  
Married Couple ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Beliefs And Practices ◽  
Strong Relation ◽  
Marriage Relationships ◽  
Age Of Marriage ◽  
Counselling Approach ◽  
Professional Intervention

Previous studies show strong relation between religion and marital satisfaction. However, there are still lack of study that looks into this area from the Malaysian context, especially among the Muslims. This paper will explore connections between religion and transformational processes in marriage. Transformational processes refer to processes that occur in marriage relationships that do not require outside or professional intervention, especially when an issue or conflict arises in marriage. The methodology of the study utilizes a qualitative approach. Purposive sampling comprising of five Malay Muslim couples whose age of marriage is more than ten years were interviewed. Findings show that specific Islamic religious beliefs and practices are related to the maintenance of relationship for a married couple. The findings highlight the importance for a marital counselling approach which integrates naqli and ‘aqli knowledge that supports the clients’ needs. ABSTRAK Kajian lepas menunjukkan perkaitan yang kuat antara aspek-aspek keagamaan dengan kesejahteraan dalam hubungan pasangan berkahwin. Walau bagaimanapun, masih kurang kajian yang meneroka tentang perkara ini dalam konteks Malaysia, khususnya dalam kalangan orang Islam. Kertas ini akan meneroka tentang kefahaman agama dengan proses transformasi dalam perkahwinan. Kefahaman agama dalam kajian ini mencakupi kepercayaan dan amalan keagamaan. Manakala, proses transformasi dalam perkahwinan pula merujuk kepada proses-proses yang berlaku dalam hubungan perkahwinan yang tidak memerlukan intervensi secara professional daripada luar, khususnya apabila berlakunya isu atau konflik dalam perkahwinan. Metodologi kajian adalah menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif. Sampel bermatlamat melibatkan lima pasangan Melayu beragama Islam yang usia perkahwinan mereka melebihi sepuluh tahun. Temubual berstruktur telah dijalankan dan dapatan menunjukkan kefahaman beragama iaitu kepercayaan dan amalan Islam adalah berkait dengan pengekalan hubungan sesuatu pasangan dalam perkahwinan. Dapatan ini menunjukkan kepentingan untuk menggunakan intervensi kaunseling perkahwinan yang mengintegrasikan ilmu naqli dan ‘aqli yang dapat membantu menyokong keperluan klien.

testimonial injustice ‘out here in the projects’ – misrecognising victimhood in the bed intruder meme

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
M’Balia Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Stylistic Analysis ◽  
Moral Concern ◽  
Broadcast News ◽  
Potential Threat ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Social ◽  
Youtube Videos ◽  
Testimonial Injustice

In the wake of ‘Black Lives Matter’, this paper examines the concept of testimonial injustice and the prejudicial stances held towards victims that diminishes the credibility of their claims and the social support they receive from the public. To explore this concept, the following work revisits the widely parodied U.S. originating broadcast news report, The Bed Intruder. In the broadcast, victims of a home invasion and attempted rape deliver a public call that outlines the conditions of their victimhood and the potential threat to the community. A rhetorical stylistic analysis of the victims’ testimonial discourse and a thematic analysis of a sample of YouTube videos that reappropriate and parody their discourse are conducted. The analyses highlight the memetic elements of the video parodies that acknowledge the victimisation and yet strategically misconstrue events in ways that 1) render the victims and their claims less credible and 2) fail to provide them with the moral concern such an acknowledgement deserves.

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