Systems theory and religion
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Summary: | The article deals with the systems theory to religion, in particular theLuhmann’s approach. This point of view enables to evade at least two dilemmas.The first concerns the topic of secularization, or the decline versus the revival of the sacred. The second one concerns the question of whether religion is a finite province of meanings or a superstructure that depends on something else — be it the economy or the genetic code, the neurological structure of our minds, or disorders of our psyche. Considering a religion as a system in relationships with various, multiple and changing social environments, religion suffers a relative loss of social weight, or a declining consent, during certain evolutionary periods of its relationships with the environment, while at other times it revives. Decline and revival actually mean the recurrent cycles of socio-religious inflation and deflation. It describes the belief system’s capacity to distinguish itself in order to stand the test of a changing environment, persisting and maintaining its internal coherence (self-reflexivity). |
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Systems theory and religionTeoria dos sistemas e religiãoReligionSystems theoryLuhmannSecularizationReligião. Teoria dos sistemas. Luhmann. Secularização.The article deals with the systems theory to religion, in particular theLuhmann’s approach. This point of view enables to evade at least two dilemmas.The first concerns the topic of secularization, or the decline versus the revival of the sacred. The second one concerns the question of whether religion is a finite province of meanings or a superstructure that depends on something else — be it the economy or the genetic code, the neurological structure of our minds, or disorders of our psyche. Considering a religion as a system in relationships with various, multiple and changing social environments, religion suffers a relative loss of social weight, or a declining consent, during certain evolutionary periods of its relationships with the environment, while at other times it revives. Decline and revival actually mean the recurrent cycles of socio-religious inflation and deflation. It describes the belief system’s capacity to distinguish itself in order to stand the test of a changing environment, persisting and maintaining its internal coherence (self-reflexivity).O artigo trata da teoria de sistemas para a religião, em particular a abordagem de Luhmann. Este ponto de vista permite escapar de pelo menos dois dilemas. O primeiro diz respeito ao tema da secularização, ou o declínio versus o renascimento do sagrado. O segundo diz respeito à questão de saber se a religião é uma província finita de significados, ou uma superestrutura que depende de outra coisa – seja a economia ou o código genético, a estrutura neurológica de nossas mentes, ou distúrbios da nossa psique. Considerando-se a religião como um sistema em relação com ambientes sociais diversos, múltiplos e cambiantes, a religião sofre uma perda relativa de importância social ou um consentimento em declínio durante certos períodos evolutivos de suas relações com o ambiente, enquanto em outros momentos ela se revitaliza. Declínio e revitalização realmente significam os ciclos recorrentes de inflação e deflação sociorreligiosa. Eles descrevem a capacidade do sistema de crenças de diferenciar-se, a fim de resistir ao teste de um ambiente em mudança, persistindo e mantendo sua coerência interna (autorreflexividade).Editora da Pucrs - ediPUCRS2017-08-23info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/index.php/civitas/article/view/2528110.15448/1984-7289.2017.2.25281Civitas: journal of Social Sciences; Vol. 17 No. 2 (2017): Diversidad cultural en América Latina; 345-359Civitas: revista de Ciências Sociais; Vol. 17 Núm. 2 (2017): Diversidad cultural en América Latina; 345-359Civitas: revista de Ciências Sociais; v. 17 n. 2 (2017): Diversidad cultural en América Latina; 345-3591984-72891519-608910.15448/1984-7289.2017.2reponame:Civitas - Revista de Ciências Sociais (Porto Alegre. Online)instname:Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS)instacron:PUC_RSenghttps://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/index.php/civitas/article/view/25281/15859Copyright (c) 2017 Civitas - Revista de Ciências Sociaishttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessPace, Enzo2019-03-19T21:24:58Zoai:ojs.revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br:article/25281Revistahttps://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/index.php/civitas/oaiPRIhttp://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/ojs/index.php/civitas/oaicivitas@pucrs.br1984-72891519-6089opendoar:2019-03-19T21:24:58Civitas - Revista de Ciências Sociais (Porto Alegre. Online) - Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS)false |
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Systems theory and religion Teoria dos sistemas e religião |
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Systems theory and religion |
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Systems theory and religion Pace, Enzo Religion Systems theory Luhmann Secularization Religião. Teoria dos sistemas. Luhmann. Secularização. |
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Systems theory and religion |
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Systems theory and religion |
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Systems theory and religion |
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Pace, Enzo |
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Pace, Enzo |
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Pace, Enzo |
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Religion Systems theory Luhmann Secularization Religião. Teoria dos sistemas. Luhmann. Secularização. |
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Religion Systems theory Luhmann Secularization Religião. Teoria dos sistemas. Luhmann. Secularização. |
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The article deals with the systems theory to religion, in particular theLuhmann’s approach. This point of view enables to evade at least two dilemmas.The first concerns the topic of secularization, or the decline versus the revival of the sacred. The second one concerns the question of whether religion is a finite province of meanings or a superstructure that depends on something else — be it the economy or the genetic code, the neurological structure of our minds, or disorders of our psyche. Considering a religion as a system in relationships with various, multiple and changing social environments, religion suffers a relative loss of social weight, or a declining consent, during certain evolutionary periods of its relationships with the environment, while at other times it revives. Decline and revival actually mean the recurrent cycles of socio-religious inflation and deflation. It describes the belief system’s capacity to distinguish itself in order to stand the test of a changing environment, persisting and maintaining its internal coherence (self-reflexivity). |
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