Manuscript Number : SHISRRJ19218

Religion and Globalization

Authors(1) :-Dr. Vibha Mishra

In thinking about the relationship between "Religion " and "Globalization" these days, one of two views immediately comes to mind. First, there is the way in which globalization flattens out cultural differences, erodes local customs and beliefs, and spreads a secular, capitalist way of life that is at odds with religions of all sorts. At the same time, there is the way in which religion serves as the source of globalization’s greatest resistance and as a haven for those standing in opposition to its ubiquitous yet often subtle power. In both of these views, the relationship between religion and globalization is antagonistic—one of struggle and conflict. While opposition is an important aspect of the relationship between religion and globalization, to see them only as foes misses some of the complexities of their interaction, not only in the past but in the post-modern world as well.The relationship between globalization and religion is one with new possibilities and furthering challenges. On the one hand, while religion takes advantage of communication and transportation technology, it is at the same time the source of globalization’s greatest resistance by acting as a haven for those standing in opposition to its power. On the other hand, because globalization allows for daily contact, religion enters a circle of conflict in which religions become “more self conscious of themselves as being world religions."

Authors and Affiliations

Dr. Vibha Mishra
Post Doctorate Fellow, Department of Philosophy, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India

Antagonistic, Religion, Globalization

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Publication Details

Published in : Volume 2 | Issue 1 | January-February 2019
Date of Publication : 2019-01-30
License:  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Page(s) : 25-28
Manuscript Number : SHISRRJ19218
Publisher : Shauryam Research Institute

ISSN : 2581-6306

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Dr. Vibha Mishra, "Religion and Globalization", Shodhshauryam, International Scientific Refereed Research Journal (SHISRRJ), ISSN : 2581-6306, Volume 2, Issue 1, pp.25-28, January-February.2019
URL : https://shisrrj.com/SHISRRJ19218

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