Symbolic Interactions in Popular Religion According to Dimensions of Religiosity: A Qualitative Study

Kovačević, Vlaho; Malenica, Krunoslav; Kardum, Goran

doi:10.3390/soc11020030

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“…In addition, content analysis was carried out on posts, comments and religious material spread across various social media platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter (Klaassen & Peter, 2015). The aim of using this qualitative method is to understand in more depth people's experiences and perceptions regarding the impact of social media on their religiosity (Kovačević et al, 2021). In-depth interviews provide an opportunity to explore individuals' thoughts and feelings regarding religious issues, while content analysis supports in identifying patterns and trends in religious expression in digital spaces.…”

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Religiosity in the Digital Era and the Challenges of Hoaxes, Post-Truth and Radicalism on Social Media

Setia,

Dilawati

2024

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In the era of globalization and advances in information technology, social media plays a key role in shaping the dynamics of people's daily lives. This phenomenon not only affects social and economic aspects but also penetrates the diverse dimensions of religious life. This article examines the impact of social media on people's religiosity, specifically in context post-truth and hoaxes. There is a trend where urban people prefer to get religious understanding from ustaz/clerics on social media rather than from traditional religious authorities. Freedom of expression on social media, without an adequate selection process and credibility, creates a diversity of interpretations that can confuse the public. The rise of hoaxes and information post-truths on social media poses a serious challenge to quality religious understanding and traditional religious authority. This article highlights the potential for religious disintegration and radicalism as a result of hoax information and post-truth on social media. Through a qualitative approach and case studies, this research explores the transformation of religious paradigms, freedom of expression, and the diversity of interpretations that occur on social media. This article suggests efforts to verify information and increase media literacy as a solution to overcome the negative impact of social media on people's religiosity.

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Religiosity in the Digital Era and the Challenges of Hoaxes, Post-Truth and Radicalism on Social Media

Setia,

Dilawati

2024

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“…Scott and Wepener [13] suggested that the ritualistic nature of the worship service, with its embedded symbolism, offers a transformative experience to the faithful. Furthermore, Kovačević et al [14] purported that the interpretation of religious symbols affected individuals' psychological and social functioning. Therefore, based on previous literature, devout Catholics have used religious symbols and teachings for different life circumstances and events.…”

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Using Religious Symbols and Religious Teachings to Cope during Times of Adversity

Leira,

Lee,

Smith

et al. 2023

IJSSH

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This qualitative descriptive study explored how devout Catholics described how they used religious symbols and teachings to cope with personal challenges in southeastern Virginia in the United States of America. The sample included the faithful, who regularly used religious symbols and teachings and actively worshipped in a church building or remotely at least once a month. The theoretical foundation was the Symbolic Interactionism Theory (SIT). The instruments to collect the data included a questionnaire and an interview. The data collection incorporated demographics, descriptive statistics, and the descriptive data used in thematic analysis. The findings from this study provided insights into how the participants demonstrated the process of ascribing, understanding, and interpreting the meaning of using religious symbols and teachings in times of adversity. We found that using the sensory experiences had a significant impact on the participants to help them cope with personal challenges. Based on the findings, we suggested further studies to measure the effects of religious symbols and teachings and further explore the role of religiosity in mental health and psychological well-being, particularly the relationships between coping and the constructs as they are related to religiosity.

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“…In a way, regardless of where seafarers are, when they visit a seafarer center, or wherever they are when they are visited onboard by welfare-providers, seafarers expect similar forms of welfare assistance, and the same level of eagerness and enthusiasm that they have previously received in other parts of the world. 1 Welfare-providers to seafarers are seldom studied as a community in their own right, compared with other social groupings, for example, people patronizing certain types of sports (Fairley and Tyler 2012;Satterfield and Godfrey 2011), athletes (Warner and Dixon 2011), people of faith (Hastings 1999;Kovacevic, Malenica, and Kardum 2021), or people with AIDS (Frey et al 2000). In the current literature on seafarer-welfare port chaplains are the most common point of reference; they are the face of welfare-work in ports (see, for example, Cadge and Skaggs 2019;Montemaggio 2018;Palmer and Murray 2016).…”

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“…Welfare-providers to seafarers are seldom studied as a community in their own right, compared with other social groupings, for example, people patronizing certain types of sports (Fairley and Tyler 2012; Satterfield and Godfrey 2011), athletes (Warner and Dixon 2011), people of faith (Hastings 1999; Kovacevic, Malenica, and Kardum 2021), or people with AIDS (Frey et al 2000). In the current literature on seafarer-welfare port chaplains are the most common point of reference; they are the face of welfare-work in ports (see, for example, Cadge and Skaggs 2019; Montemaggio 2018; Palmer and Murray 2016).…”

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Relying on the Kindness of Strangers: Welfare-Providers to Seafarers and the Symbolic Construction of Community

Turgo

Cadge

Gilliat‐Ray

et al. 2022

Journal of Contemporary Ethnography

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Seafarers who call into ports usually hope for, or anticipate, a visit from people who provide them with welfare services—from SIM cards and mobile top-up vouchers to religious or nonreligious reading materials, and free transport to the nearest seafarers’ center or shopping mall. In seafarers’ centers, seafarers can normally use free internet facilities, enjoy drinks from the bar, avail themselves of remittance services, and if they wish, practice their faith in rooms/chapels dedicated to religious observance. While port chaplains are usually the people that seafarers associate with welfare services, port chaplains are not alone in providing these services—there are also paid staff and volunteers working in seafarers’ centers. This worldwide community of welfare providers displays the patina of a homogeneous bloc, sharing the same functions, activities, and end-goals in their everyday pursuits in ports and seafarers’ centers. However, this belies a more complex and sometimes fractured community of welfare providers in ports. While their services could be described with one coherent narrative of kindness to strangers, members of this community come from different backgrounds and are employed by different welfare organizations, and in the case of port chaplains, by different religious maritime charities with varying theologies. As a result of this, and the challenges to and changing contexts of maritime welfare services, in ports worldwide, this community is riven with contestation and everyday politics, which may be associated with a symbolically constructed community. This article expands on these issues. It is underpinned by research into welfare provision in two UK ports and in five other countries. It highlights narratives of unity and conflict, opening the doors to a community of people rarely noticed by social scientists.

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Symbolic Interactions in Popular Religion According to Dimensions of Religiosity: A Qualitative Study

Cited by 6 publications

References 34 publications

Religiosity in the Digital Era and the Challenges of Hoaxes, Post-Truth and Radicalism on Social Media

Religiosity in the Digital Era and the Challenges of Hoaxes, Post-Truth and Radicalism on Social Media

Using Religious Symbols and Religious Teachings to Cope during Times of Adversity

Relying on the Kindness of Strangers: Welfare-Providers to Seafarers and the Symbolic Construction of Community

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