Kiwi Diwali: a longitudinal investigation of perceived social connection following a civic religious ritual

IF 3.6 3区 哲学 0 RELIGION
S. Piven, Ronald Fischer, J. Shaver, Reneeta Mogan, J. Karl, Rebekka Kesberg, Amanda Richardson, Purnima Singh, Shruti Tewari, Joseph A. Bulbulia
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ABSTRACT Religious rituals are ubiquitous. Recent research indicates they can powerfully affect social connection, increasing collective sentiments and behaviors. However, the extent to which these effects depend on religious commitment remains unclear. Here, we use longitudinal data to investigate this question in a natural ritual setting by comparing the responses of religiously committed Hindus and non-Hindus immediately after a public Diwali celebration in New Zealand, and for two weeks following. Effects of time and level of religious commitment are assessed on five targets that measure reported social connection of participants to themselves and to specific groups: “Myself,” “My family and friends,” “Work colleagues/university peers,” “People who celebrate Diwali,” and “Humanity in general.” We find that participation in the civic religious ritual affects social connection of all participants, with stronger effects among religiously committed Hindus. Private religious behavior appears integral to the mechanisms underpinning the amplification of solidarity at public rituals, as we find separation in the level of reported social connection to Diwali celebrants between practicing and non-practicing Hindus. Though religious commitment leads to greater perceived social connection, this study additionally demonstrates that in a religiously diverse democracy, a civic religious ritual may foster greater democratic unions across religious differences.
新西兰排灯节:对公民宗教仪式后感知到的社会联系的纵向调查
宗教仪式无处不在。最近的研究表明,他们可以有力地影响社会联系,增加集体情绪和行为。然而,这些影响在多大程度上取决于宗教信仰仍不清楚。在这里,我们使用纵向数据在自然仪式环境中调查这个问题,通过比较虔诚的印度教徒和非印度教徒在新西兰公共排灯节庆祝活动后立即以及之后两周的反应。时间和宗教承诺水平的影响是通过五个指标来评估的,这些指标衡量了参与者与自己和特定群体的社会联系:“我自己”、“我的家人和朋友”、“同事/大学同学”、“庆祝排灯节的人”和“一般的人性”。我们发现公民宗教仪式的参与影响了所有参与者的社会联系,其中对虔诚的印度教徒的影响更大。私人宗教行为似乎是支持公共仪式中团结扩大的机制不可或缺的一部分,因为我们发现在报告中与排灯节庆祝人的社会联系水平上,在实践和非实践的印度教徒之间存在分离。虽然宗教承诺导致更大的感知社会联系,本研究还表明,在宗教多元化的民主中,公民宗教仪式可能会促进更大的民主联盟,跨越宗教差异。
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