„To Each His Own Way to Live His Faith”. Models of Religiosity in Parisian Catholic Parish Cover Image

„Każdy przeżywa wiarę na swój sposób”. Modele religijności w paryskiej parafii katolickiej
„To Each His Own Way to Live His Faith”. Models of Religiosity in Parisian Catholic Parish

Author(s): Antoni Głowacki
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Theology and Religion, Sociology of Religion
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: catholicism; religiosity; relational sociology; sociology of religion; France

Summary/Abstract: The article shows distinct types of religiosity coexisting in a Parisian catholic parish, as evident in differences in organization of the mass observed between three liturgical animators. The analysis of differences of religious preferences is especially pertinent in case of studies made in parishes, as they are often heterogenous communities due to the arbitrary (and not voluntary) assignment of their members. The analysis proposed in the article draws from Simmel’s theory of religion as well as from the actor-network-theory, in the paradigm of relational sociology, which aims to take into account the specifics of religious phenomena. Therefore, the main task is to represent crucial relation between believers and the spiritual realm. Preferences regarding liturgy are shown as resulting from different ways of conceptualizing relation between the faithful and their God.

  • Issue Year: XV/2019
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 116-134
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Polish