Home Altars: Material Expressions of Spiritual Do-It-Yourself

Castellanos, de la Torre; Renée, Angela

doi:10.1007/s41603-021-00131-9

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“…To some extent, photos are in continuity with the Latin American religious tradition of veneration of religious images (De la Torre, 2021; Salas and De la Torre, 2020). The believers’ relationship with icons that connect them with an ‘other than’ this ordinary life has a long history in the region.…”

Section: Images and Sacralization Practicesmentioning

confidence: 97%

The construction of the sacred through photographs displayed in Latin American homes

Morello

2023

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From a sociological perspective, sacredness is a social construction. In this article, I stand at the intersection of the tradition of domestic shrines and the contemporary use of photography, from a perspective of lived religion. The aim is to clarify what are the sacred realities that structure daily life for Latin American participants. I argue that the practice of displaying pictures at home is a form of ‘sacralization practice’. The research is based on data from a sample of 25 respondents from three cities (Córdoba, Argentina; Lima, Perú; Montevideo, Uruguay), four religious affiliations (Catholics, Protestants, Umbanda, Non-Affiliated), and two socioeconomic statuses (lower and upper/middle). Employing a layered analysis of pictures displayed at home (PDH), I studied the materiality, the context of the display, and the motifs portrayed. The results show that participants, both religious and non-affiliated, sacralize foundational relationships and moments, even the events scholars disregard.

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Section: Images and Sacralization Practicesmentioning

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The construction of the sacred through photographs displayed in Latin American homes

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2023

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“…This widening of the visibility and reception of spirituality has triggered re searchers to coin a number of terms to describe its contemporary essence: terms like "do-ityourself religion/spiritual ity" (Janssen and Prins 2000;De la Torre 2021), "pick-andmix spirituality" (Hamilton 2000), "consumer spirituality/religion" (Possamai 2005;Husemann and Eckhardt 2019), "medi atized spirituality/religion" (Hjarvard 2012) have been used that all cover some relevant characteristics of today's spirituality-related outputs. My article tries to add a more overarching nuance while proposing the term "hop-on hop-off spirituality" as well as some discussion about the dynamics of contemporary spirituality that this term tries to convey.…”

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Hop-on Hop-off Spirituality

Hiiemäe

2024

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In contemporary spirituality-related thought and behaviour in Estonia (as well as in a number of other regions), a phenomenon can be observed that I call hop-on hop-off spirituality. This means testing and tasting of various forms of contemporary spirituality (via techniques, courses, lectures, books, etc.) out of curiosity or for fun or just because a friend said that this or that teaching has changed their life. Such experimenting can sometimes result in deeper spiritual involvement or change in worldview but often doesn’t bring along anything that could be defined as deeper spiritual or religious commitment or belonging. Based on interviews, questionnaire responses and written life-history narratives from Estonia from the 1990s to 2020s, I will analyse how the suggested term fits into the context of already existing definitions and terms related to “spirituality”, and how such “hop-on hop-off” participation can be still seen as a learning process that influences one’s values, meaning-making, coping models, and lifestyle.

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