Ritual Form and Ritual Choice among Mauritian Hindus

J 2022

Ritual Form and Ritual Choice among Mauritian Hindus

MAŇO, Peter a Xygalatas DIMITRIS

Základní údaje

Originální název

Ritual Form and Ritual Choice among Mauritian Hindus

Autoři

MAŇO, Peter (703 Slovensko, garant, domácí) a Xygalatas DIMITRIS (300 Řecko)

Vydání

Slovenský národopis / Slovak Ethnology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, 2022, 1335-1303

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

50404 Antropology, ethnology

Stát vydavatele

Slovensko

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

URL

Impakt faktor

Impact factor: 0.300

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14210/22:00126797

Organizační jednotka

Filozofická fakulta

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.31577/SN.2022.2.18

UT WoS

000887831800002

Klíčová slova anglicky

Mauritius; religion; ritual; motivations; efficacy; costs; promise; sacrifice

Štítky

rivok

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Změněno: 22. 3. 2023 10:47, Mgr. Ivona Vrzalová

Anotace

V originále

People’s motivations to partake in religious rituals often relate to external socio-cultural forces such as tradition, ancestry, and peer-pressure, or deep personal convictions centered around devotion, gratitude, or spiritual experience, among others. Simultaneously, however, devotees may also have pragmatic motivations for practicing rituals, such as the need for protection, wellbeing, or socializing, or may see those rituals as a means of fulfilling their wishes. Importantly, the deity addressed in the ritual largely defines the scope and area of divine intervention and help. But all else being equal, why do people choose to engage in the specific rituals that they do, especially given that some are much costlier than others? Our fieldwork suggests that perceived ritual efficacy could be a key cognitive factor at play: people seek rituals that they consider appropriate (in terms of their structure and focus) and proportionate (in terms of their costs) to their needs and expectations. This almost contractual logic of ritual performance is best demonstrated by the concept of promise that is quintessential to the biggest religious festivals of three Hindu communities in Mauritius discussed in this paper.

Návaznosti

MUNI/A/1435/2021, interní kód MU

Název: Velké otázky ve studiu náboženství: Snaha o propojování humanitní a přírodovědné expertízy (Akronym: VESNA)

Investor: Masarykova univerzita, Velké otázky ve studiu náboženství: Snaha o propojování humanitní a přírodovědné expertízy

Citovat

MAŇO, Peter a Xygalatas DIMITRIS. Ritual Form and Ritual Choice among Mauritian Hindus. Slovenský národopis / Slovak Ethnology. Slovak Academy of Sciences, 2022, roč. 70, č. 2, s. 186-209. ISSN 1335-1303. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.31577/SN.2022.2.18.

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MAŇO, Peter a Xygalatas DIMITRIS. Ritual Form and Ritual Choice among Mauritian Hindus. \textit{Slovenský národopis / Slovak Ethnology}. Slovak Academy of Sciences, 2022, roč.~70, č.~2, s.~186-209. ISSN~1335-1303. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.31577/SN.2022.2.18.

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