Socioeconomic variation in motivations for ritual practice

MAŇO, Peter. Socioeconomic variation in motivations for ritual practice. In Religious studies meet psychology: Experimental research in cross-cultural perspective, 9 April 2025, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Repulic. 2025.

Základní údaje

Originální název

Socioeconomic variation in motivations for ritual practice

Autoři

MAŇO, Peter

Vydání

Religious studies meet psychology: Experimental research in cross-cultural perspective, 9 April 2025, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Repulic, 2025

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Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Prezentace na konferencích

Obor

60304 Religious studies

Stát vydavatele

Česká republika

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Označené pro přenos do RIV

Ne

Organizační jednotka

Filozofická fakulta

Klíčová slova anglicky

ritual; socioeconomic status; cognition; motivation

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

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Anotace

V originále

This presentation 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.