New Zealand Religious Community Responses to COVID-19 While Under Level 4 Lockdown

Oxholm, Theis; Rivera, Catherine; Schirrman, Kearly; Hoverd, William James

doi:10.1007/s10943-020-01110-8

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“…Traditional behaviours and habits of shrine visitors must change. This applies, for example, to the prohibition on touching or kissing relics, bathing in healing pools, using prayer mats, keeping social distancing (Oxholm et al 2020 ) There must be a limit imposed on the number of people staying in the designated zone of a holy site and in its very centre (shrine) at a time. Until the vaccine against COVID-19 is produced, it is justified to restrict and suspend mass congregations during religious events (Atique & Itumalla 2020 ; Oxholm 2020).…”

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“…The global pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus has already affected more than 45 million people from 190 countries and territories in the world (data as at 31 October 2020). The effects of the pandemic have and will surely still have for a long term an immense impact on the economy, education, health, religion, culture, tourism, sports and social and psychological behaviours of people all over the world (Oxholm et al 2020 ). Due to the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, in the next few months we can expect further considerable changes in the world economy and in our daily lives, work, education, relaxation and recreation.…”

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The Impact of COVID-19 on Pilgrimages and Religious Tourism in Europe During the First Six Months of the Pandemic

Mróz

2021

J Relig Health

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This study presents the results of the examination of the influence of the SARS-Cov-2 coronavirus pandemic on religious tourism and pilgrimages to selected Catholic pilgrimage sites in Europe during the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic (March–September 2020). Field research conducted in shrines and on several pilgrimage routes involved interviews with shrine custodians and staff as well as pilgrims. Data regarding tourism and pilgrimage movement were also gathered. Research results have shown that the tourism and pilgrimage movement to the analysed shrines decreased by 90–95% during the first six months of the pandemic. The shrines in Santiago de Compostela and Lourdes were closed for a few weeks during the first wave of coronavirus spread. The influence of the pandemic on the age structure of pilgrims is noticeable, with a distinct decrease in the number of pilgrims aged 60 + . Also, the reasons for pilgrimages to shrines have changed. The overriding principle followed by shrine custodians and organisers of pilgrimages was to ensure the safety of pilgrims on their way to shrines and, most importantly, in the shrine areas. The largest Catholic shrines in Europe encouraged pilgrims to deepen their bonds with the shrine through participation in online services and prayers and to pursue spiritual and virtual pilgrimages. The study also shows a model of the development of pilgrimages and religious tourism during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The Impact of COVID-19 on Pilgrimages and Religious Tourism in Europe During the First Six Months of the Pandemic

Mróz

2021

J Relig Health

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“…A media perspective was taken, for example, by Oxholm et al (2020), who analysed the Facebook profiles of religious communities as well as 31 online media articles referring to religious groups and the pandemic. The topic of liturgy mediated was also explored by Rivera (2020), who examined, for example, evangelical practices on social media.…”

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Dispensation and Liturgy Mediated as an Answer to COVID-19 Restrictions: Empirical Study Based on Polish Online Press Narration

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The main objective of this study is to determine the media image of dispensation and liturgy mediated during the COVID-19 pandemic in Poland. The paper is based on interdisciplinary methodology, which combines elements of practical theology (the see–judge–act paradigm) and a communication and media studies approach (media content analysis, critical discourse analysis). The time range of the analysed media discourse is between 12 and 18 March 2020, which was the first week after issuing government restrictions towards liturgy and the Church’s response to that: granting the dispensation and supporting the mediatisation of liturgy. The material for the discourse analysis includes online editions of 20 Polish press titles. It occurs that the general attitude of the media towards dispensation and liturgy mediated was positive, but some media tended to present the topics according to their editorial policies. The paper also formulates a theological reflection: although liturgy mediated as a permanent solution could be challenging to accept, it allowed worshippers to experience the liturgy in times of isolation. It is, therefore, an expression of the Church’s concern for the health and lives of the faithful, although not entirely in line with the official and long-standing position of the Church towards the mediatisation of the liturgy.

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“…According to a study from New Zealand, the literature indicates that the risk of COVID-19 infection presents three primary social challenges for religious communities: 1) the need to reassess practices of worship, 2) the difficulty of mitigating any possibility of community transmission, and 3) the challenge of imposing the norms of social distancing. A fourth social challenge for religious communities was identified as addressing congregations' welfare and pastoral concerns, and those of others in need (Oxholm et al 2020). Although all four concerns are relevant to this study, at least two others emerge: One is the question of economy, which one mosque presents as a major predicament:…”

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Danish Muslims during COVID- 19

Kühle¹

2021

TIFO

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How have Danish Muslims communicated on social media about COVID-19, and how have religious communities been included in the handling of the pandemic? Religion has become part of the public debate in new ways, because religious gathering places have been closed, owing to this crisis. Muslim leaders, and ministries and municipalities, have established religion-sensitive guidelines for how people should behave during the crisis caused by the pandemic. This article investigates the reactions of official mosque social media profiles to the pandemic, based on their public communication on social media platforms. This material is analyzed in relation to Habermas’s concept of the postsecular society. I conclude that this crisis has contributed to negotiations concerning the position of minority religions, particularly with regard to Islam in Danish society.

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New Zealand Religious Community Responses to COVID-19 While Under Level 4 Lockdown

Cited by 37 publications

References 35 publications

The Impact of COVID-19 on Pilgrimages and Religious Tourism in Europe During the First Six Months of the Pandemic

The Impact of COVID-19 on Pilgrimages and Religious Tourism in Europe During the First Six Months of the Pandemic

Dispensation and Liturgy Mediated as an Answer to COVID-19 Restrictions: Empirical Study Based on Polish Online Press Narration

Danish Muslims during COVID- 19

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