Socioeconomic Variation in Motivations for Ritual Practice
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Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14210%2F24%3A00138353" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14210/24:00138353 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/15/12/1562" target="_blank" >https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/15/12/1562</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rel15121562" target="_blank" >10.3390/rel15121562</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Socioeconomic Variation in Motivations for Ritual Practice
Original language description
This paper investigates socioeconomic variation in motivations for ritual practices among Mauritian Hindus. Using cultural domain analysis, we explore individuals’ reported reasons for engaging in a variety of religious rituals. Our findings demonstrate significant intra-cultural diversity driven by social stratification. Specifically, we observe that those of lower social standing appear primarily motivated by existential concerns related to material security and safety, while higher-status individuals view these practices as platforms for personal and social enrichment, as they are more preoccupied with self-actualization, spiritual connection, and social affirmation, reflecting a more abstract engagement with religious practices. Our findings reveal the adaptability of ritual practices to meet a wide range of human needs across varying life circumstances, as rituals can be differentially negotiated by individuals within the same cultural context depending on the specific socioecological niches they occupy. Moreover, they highlight the role of culture as a dynamic and distributed system with important implications for anthropological theory and practice. © 2024 by the authors.
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
60304 - Religious studies
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
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Publication year
2024
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Religions
ISSN
2077-1444
e-ISSN
2077-1444
Volume of the periodical
15
Issue of the periodical within the volume
12
Country of publishing house
CH - SWITZERLAND
Number of pages
13
Pages from-to
1-13
UT code for WoS article
001384522400001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85213314819