The Passion as ludic practice—understanding public ritual performances in late modern society: a case study from the Netherlands

This article offers the case study of a contemporary mediatized Christian passion event that takes place annually in the public sphere in the Netherlands. Contributing to debates in various studies of religion regarding religious change in late modern societies, the authors propose the concept of ‘p...

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VerfasserInnen: Klomp, Mirella 1979- (VerfasserIn) ; Meulen, Marten van der ca. 21. Jh. (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Carfax Publ. [2017]
In: Journal of contemporary religion
Jahr: 2017, Band: 32, Heft: 3, Seiten: 387-401
normierte Schlagwort(-folgen):B Niederlande / Passionsspiel / Öffentlichkeit / Ritual
weitere Schlagwörter:B Secularization
B multi-media ritual
B Public Theology
B Passion Play
B Religious Change
B ludification
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Zusammenfassung:This article offers the case study of a contemporary mediatized Christian passion event that takes place annually in the public sphere in the Netherlands. Contributing to debates in various studies of religion regarding religious change in late modern societies, the authors propose the concept of ‘play' that, although not a new concept to the study of religion or ritual, is well suited to investigate religious ritual in a liquid modern world that is characterized by, as scholars state, a global ludification of culture. Play helps to explain that and in what ways a mediatized event like The Passion in a digital media culture opens a ludic space for many people, where their hermeneutical faculty to deal with the sacred is activated. This can resolve the paradox that, in a still secularizing country like the Netherlands, a ritual on the suffering and death of Jesus Christ can be so popular.
ISSN:1469-9419
Enthält:Enthalten in: Journal of contemporary religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/13537903.2017.1362879