CONTEMPORARY WORLD

LESSON 6: THE GLOBALIZATION

OF RELIGION
Religion
An organized system of beliefs, ceremonies, and rules
used to worship a god or a group of gods.
An interest, a belief, or an activity that is very
important to a person or group.
Effects of Globalization on Religion
Rise to religious nationalism
Turn of religion into the public life
Proliferation of international terrorism
Increase of individual religiosity
Deterritorialization of religion
Easternization of the West
Global trends and Impulses
Model of 4 distinct glocalization
Glocalization - Glocalization is a combination of the
words "globalization" and "localization.“It is the
practice of conducting business according to both
local and global considerations.

Vernacularization
Indigenization
Nationalization
Transnationalization
Vernacularization

 Vernacularization blends religious universalism

with specific vernacular languages. This
glocalization is certainly far more common in pre-
modern or pre-literate cultures, in which access to
sacred texts was limited and religious efficacy could be
tied to a specific language.
Perhaps the most prominent example of such
vernacularization comes from Islam, whereby Arabic
serves as the religion’s sacred language—even in
cultural contexts outside the Arab world.
Indigenization

Indigenization blends religious universalism with

local particularism by adopting religious ritual,
expression and hierarchies into the specifics of a
particular ethnicity.
examples of indigenization come from Brazil and the
Caribbean, places in which African traditional forms
of religiosity have blended with Christianity.
Nationalization

Nationalization operates through the use of religion as

a potential source for nation formation or the
intertwining of religious and national markers
The Church of England is perhaps emblematic of such
a relationship, but it is not an isolated example
Transnationalization

transnational people (i.e., all those currently residing

within a host state but who are not viewed as
belonging to the host nation) reconstitute their ties to
both host and home countries, and they engage in a
creative process of blending elements from both
points of reference. It is in this sense that
transnationalization is seen as a form of glocalization. 
Globalization of religion
Globalization of religion brought two opposing
results: conflict and peace.
Conflicts are about identity and economics and
privilege and power.
Religion as a source of Peace
The teachings of Great religions on moral principles
and values are necessary tools for the lessening of
avarice, abhorrence, and illusions that are the root
causes of conflicts.
The Power of religion
Watch this video: https://youtu.be/fdbQMnEzCQw
LESSON 7: MEDIA AND
GLOBALIZATION
CULTURE
Refers to the unified style of human knowledge,
beliefs, and behavior from which people learn, and the
ability to communicate knowledge to the next
generations.
Media
Is described as a means of conveying something, such
as a channel of communication.
Evolution of Media
Oral communication - Language –
tool to communicate and share
information
Script - Script allowed people to
communicate over a larger space and
for much longer duration.
Printing press – allowed the
continuous production, reproduction,
and circulation of print materials.
Electronic media – includes the
telegraph, telephone, radio, film, and
television.
Digital Media – Digitalized content is
transmitted over the internet and
computer networks.
The Effects of Media to the Globalization of
Culture
1. Cultural Differentialism – cultural difference as
immutable.
2. Cultural Convergence – globalization engenders a
growing sameness of culture
3. Cultural Hybridity – Globalization spawns an
increasing and ongoing mixing of cultures.
Watch this video about Globalization and the Media
( some questions of the test will be taken from this
video)

Link: https://youtu.be/3i4IWfuxw-U