Religious bricolage as a psychological reality: Limits, structures and dynamics
(2006) Social Compass : international review of sociology of religion — Vol. 53, n° 1, p. 109-115 (2006)
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- The contemporary proliferation in sociology of religion of terms such as "religious bricolage" or "religion a la carte" as reflecting clear tendencies in modern religious and spiritual expressions leaves the psychologist of religion somewhat perplexed. Although no empirical studies of such phenomena exist from a psychological perspective, related theory and research from other psychological domains can provide material that allows us to question the extent and depth of the reality of the so-called "religious bricolage". This will be the main point of the present article. In addition, we will emphasize the need to go beyond descriptive case studies and look for general structures and "laws" capable of explaining the rationale and the dynamics (e.g. cognitive, emotional, and motivational) of this phenomenon, at least, as the latter appears today in Western countries.
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Saroglou, V. (2006). Religious bricolage as a psychological reality: Limits, structures and dynamics. Social Compass : international review of sociology of religion, 53(1), 109-115. https://doi.org/10.1177/0037768606061581 (Original work published 2006)