Modèles culturels socio-religieux des groupes élitiques catholiques à Sri Lanka
This study, which is an extract from the more general resarch on interrelations between the religious and political fields in Sinhalese society, tries to establish the cultural patterns of westernized and nonwesternized Catholic elite groups. Following the schools' question, which polarised opp...
| Published in: | Social compass |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | French |
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[1973]
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Social compass
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| Summary: | This study, which is an extract from the more general resarch on interrelations between the religious and political fields in Sinhalese society, tries to establish the cultural patterns of westernized and nonwesternized Catholic elite groups. Following the schools' question, which polarised opposition in the political field between Christians and Buddhists, religion formed the basis of social belonging in the collective situation. With the alleviation of this problem, the question of development became the main political objective, at least in the officially proclaimed ideologies. What then of the social viewpoint of the Catholic groups and their relationship with religion ?Only the elite groups are taken into account here. The data of the survey was studied by means of factor analysis which showed the existing patterns for the three sub-groups studied : westernized elite, nonwesternized elite and clergy. If the function of religion as an ideological structure is evident only among a very small group, it serves however to conserve the dominant position of the westernized elite. Differing attitudes prevail among the nonwesternized elite, particularty a combination of a stereotyped attitude with regard to authority and more critical positions regarding the socio- political organization. As for the Catholic clergy, their cultural patterns strongly resemble the westernized group, which is understandable given their formation and cultural environment.However, it is interesting to note that in each group there exists a minority who see in religious motivation a basis for a more radical attitude towards the transformation of society. |
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| ISSN: | 1461-7404 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Social compass
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/003776867302000212 |