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Lived religion meets secular life: the dynamics of framing and the subjunctive power of ritual



Authors: Terhi Utriainen

Publisher: ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

Publication year: 2020

Journal: Journal of Contemporary Religion

Journal name in source: JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY RELIGION

Journal acronym: J CONTEMP RELIG

Volume: 35

Issue: 2

First page : 195

Last page: 212

Number of pages: 18

ISSN: 1353-7903

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13537903.2020.1759900

Self-archived copy’s web address: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/49110004


Abstract
In spite of the variety of often welcome everyday enchantments and empowerment that lived religion may bring to an individual in his/her personal life, it may become problematic in a person's social life due to provoking tensions with significant others who hold different worldviews. This controversy necessitates the adoption of tactics and practices for adjustment and regulation, should that individual wish to enhance the benefits of religious enchantment and, simultaneously, maintain his/her position in the shared social lifeworld. This article argues that ritual theory, particularly in combining the notions of ritual framing and the subjunctive mode of ritual, offers a promising approach to researching this dynamic. The ritual studies approach helps shed light on the sometimes quite subtle ways in which moving in and out of the ritual frame makes it possible to regulate the often delicate balance of enchantment and disenchantment. This article examines the case study of women engaging in angel spirituality in Finland and the way they are able to navigate different 'religious' and 'secular' worlds. It argues that the dynamic combination of ritual framing and the subjunctive mode of ritual works as importantpossibility workin everyday life in a society which is uneasy about very strong expressions of lived religion.

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