Restricted religion. Compliance, vicariousness, and authority during the Corona pandemic in Switzerland

Bawidamann, Loic; Peter, Laura; Walthert, Rafael

doi:10.1080/14616696.2020.1833068

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“…Since our investigation focused on understanding the position and authority of churches, following Bawidamann's research (Bawidamann et al, 2020), we identify three types of authority: governmental, professional, and religious.…”

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Dominant Christian narratives of solidarity during the COVID pandemic in Hungary

Vancsó

Kmetty²

2021

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In crises, the importance of solidarity becomes crucial. Religious organizations, as members of civil society, have an essential role in promoting and participating in solidarity action. Dominant religious organizations thus can have the power to shape the image of solidarity in a crisis and, by creating a dominant narrative, to strengthen their social position. In times of crisis, hidden religious narratives could gain visibility, and religious authority could also gain more power. But in the previous migration crisis, religious actors failed to fulfill their solidarity role actively, and were unable to strengthen their public position in Hungary. We used both quantitative and qualitative text analysis methods to understand the role of religious actors in solidarity action during the COVID-19 pandemic. We have blended these methods with network analysis techniques to present the role of different actors in this communication process. Our results show that the appearance of religious or church-related actors does not infer a religious interpretation, per se. Many articles mentioned church-related organizations as good examples of solidarity, but this was not embedded into the religious narrative. Religious actors mentioned together with political actors were more visible in online media, but the lack of the former’s own voice also shows the decreasing power of religious authority. However, we found religious narratives that called for new understanding and interpretations of the pandemic and its effect on society and the future, but those interpretations were represented mainly by Pope Francis, and echoed by only a few Hungarian actors, showing the lack of dominant and politically independent religious narratives about social issues in the media or the public sphere.

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Dominant Christian narratives of solidarity during the COVID pandemic in Hungary

Vancsó

Kmetty²

2021

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“…Aufgrund der geringen Zahl der Muslime und der Orthodoxen Christen im ACPP ist eine statistische Auswertung für diese beiden Gruppen nicht sinnvoll. 6 Studien von Bawidamann et al (2021) und Borsch et al (2020) Bücher über Religion oder Esoterik lesen, ist hingegen im ACPP etwa gleich hoch wie im SSÖ 2018. 7 Angesichts der konsistent niedrigen Werte bei den Religiositäts-Indikatoren in der Corona-Panelstudie ist davon auszugehen, dass die Befragten, die für diese Studie ausgewählt wurden, etwas weniger religiös sind als der Durchschnitt der Bevölkerung.…”

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Die Bedeutung von Religiosität und Spiritualität in Krisenzeiten

Höllinger

Aschauer

2022

Die Österreichische Gesellschaft Während Der Corona-Pandemie

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ZusammenfassungEine wichtige Funktion der Religion im Verlauf der Menschheitsgeschichte liegt darin, die Menschen bei der Bewältigung existenziell bedrohlicher Lebenssituationen zu unterstützen. In einem prosperierenden Staat wie Österreich, mit einem funktionierenden Gesundheitssystem und einem etablierten Wohlfahrtsstaat, in dem die meisten relativ gut gegen ökonomische Risiken abgesichert sind, könnte die gegenwärtige Krise aber nur bedingt mit einer stärkeren Bedeutung von Religiosität und Spiritualität einhergehen. Andererseits könnten sich religiös und spirituell aktive Personen sowohl in der Krisenbewältigung, als auch in solidarischen Einstellungen von nicht religiösen Personen unterscheiden. Vor diesem Hintergrund werden im Beitrag anhand des Austrian Corona Panel Projekts (ACPP) vier Fragestellungen untersucht? 1) Ist die Religiosität in der Zeit der Covid-19-Pandemie im Vergleich zu den vorhergehenden Jahren in der Gesamtgesellschaft tendenziell gestiegen? 2) Führt eine starke gesundheitliche oder ökonomische Betroffenheit durch die Corona-Krise zu einer höheren Bedeutung von Religion und Spiritualität? 3) Wie wirken sich Religiosität und Spiritualität auf das emotionale Wohlbefinden, die Lebenszufriedenheit und die Strategien der Krisenbewältigung (Coping-Strategien) aus? 4) Unterscheiden sich religiöse, spirituelle und nicht religiöse Menschen in Hinblick auf ihre Haltung zur staatlichen Krisenpolitik, den Umgang mit den sozialen Distanzregelungen sowie dem Solidarverhalten gegenüber Menschen, die besonders von der Krise betroffen sind?

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“…Given the short time that has elapsed, there have been few studies so far on the impact of COVID-19 on ICH, although there are already some initial analyses that refer to the effects on communities of the disruption to ICH [6], the celebration of fiestas and festivals [1,7], the use of public spaces [3], the use of digital space and social networks for the dissemination of ICH during the pandemic [8], and, in particular, the effects on ICHrelated tourism [9][10][11]. For the moment, our understanding only relates to the short-term impact.…”

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The Sustainability of Intangible Heritage in the COVID-19 Era—Resilience, Reinvention, and Challenges in Spain

2021

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The public health restrictions and social distancing imposed as a consequence of COVID-19 have not only had a profound impact on intangible heritage, they have also prompted resilience, reinvention, and creativity. This analysis of the period provides an insight into the social significance of intangible heritage and its adaptability and ability to evolve, while also raising questions about its sustainability. This article tackles the impact of lockdown and public health restrictions on the festivals included in the UNESCO Representative List of Intangible Heritage in Spain. Employing qualitative and ethnographic methodology, the study analyzes the effects of restrictions on the 18 elements on the UNESCO list and the responses adopted; it also includes case studies on three elements. The article concludes that in the post-COVID-19 period, it will be necessary to rethink the economic and social sustainability of intangible heritage practices and to discover new ways of managing them. It will also be necessary to go back to more local formats that are less crowded and less dependent on tourism. The pandemic has exposed the fragility of intangible heritage, and it is now time to rethink the perhaps excessive growth it has experienced in recent years.

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Restricted religion. Compliance, vicariousness, and authority during the Corona pandemic in Switzerland

Cited by 14 publications

References 18 publications

Dominant Christian narratives of solidarity during the COVID pandemic in Hungary

Dominant Christian narratives of solidarity during the COVID pandemic in Hungary

Die Bedeutung von Religiosität und Spiritualität in Krisenzeiten

The Sustainability of Intangible Heritage in the COVID-19 Era—Resilience, Reinvention, and Challenges in Spain

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