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Title |
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Conceptualizations of the “Sacred Individual”: A Comparative Study of Russian and Finnish Young Adults - Researching Global Religious Landscapes |
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Creator |
Author's name, affiliation, country |
Polina Vrublevskaya; St. Tikhon’s University, Moscow |
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Author's name, affiliation, country |
Marcus Moberg; Åbo Akademi University; Finland |
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Author's name, affiliation, country |
Karoliina Dahl; Åbo Akademi University; Finland |
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Religious Studies |
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Keyword(s) |
sacred individual; religion in Russia; religion in Finland; Durkheim; Faith Q-Sort; interview in religion; research methodology in religion; mixed-methods data; tolerance in religion |
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contemporary religion |
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This chapter explores data gathered among young adults in Russia and Finland in light of the Durkheimian notion of the “sacred individual”. This notion is grounded in the contention that accelerating modern-day processes of individualisation and pluralisation have given rise to a situation where the personal autonomy, rights and self-determination of the individual have accrued non-contingent, “sacred” status. By identifying and exploring Russian and Finnish respondents’ scores on a smaller set of Faith Q-Sort (FQS) statements – referred to as the “sacred individual subset” – the chapter explores the extent to which the FQS data can be used to empirically test and elaborate on broader theoretical perspectives. In so doing, it also aims to demonstrate how the mixed-methods data can usefully be approached and analysed from multiple theoretical perspectives. The FQS analyses are further combined with the Finnish and Russian interview data in order to further illustrate how the notion of the sacred individual provides a particular lens for making sense of respondents’ repeated emphasis on the importance of respecting and tolerating the viewpoints and outlooks of others. |
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Equinox Publishing Ltd |
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15-Apr-2024 |
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Peer-reviewed Article |
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PDF |
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https://journals.equinoxpub.com/index.php/books/article/view/44299 |
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Digital Object Identifier |
10.1558/equinox.44299 |
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Equinox eBooks Publishing; Researching Global Religious Landscapes |
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en |
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Copyright 2014 Equinox Publishing Ltd |