Investigating the Connection Between Science and This-Worldly Oriented Superstition: A Research Note on the Case of School Adolescents in Urban China
Most studies on the religion-science connection have been conducted in a Judeo-Christian context where other-worldly rewards are often emphasized. This research note examines how scientific orientation and scientific knowledge interact with people's this-worldly oriented superstition by present...
| Published in: | Review of religious research |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer
[2015]
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| In: |
Review of religious research
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
China
/ Teenagers
/ Religion
/ Worldliness
/ Superstition
/ Natural sciences
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AZ New religious movements KBM Asia |
| Further subjects: | B
Superstition
B Science B Urban China B Adolescents |
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| Summary: | Most studies on the religion-science connection have been conducted in a Judeo-Christian context where other-worldly rewards are often emphasized. This research note examines how scientific orientation and scientific knowledge interact with people's this-worldly oriented superstition by presenting a case study of school adolescents in urban China, an institutional environment where religions are on average more superstitious relative to Christianity. Empirical results suggest that both scientific orientation and scientific knowledge have a significantly negative effect on superstition, and their effects are independent from each other. The implications with regard to the state regulation of religions in China and to the potential epistemological conflict for spirituality seekers in other nations are discussed. |
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| ISSN: | 2211-4866 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Review of religious research
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s13644-015-0208-3 |