Annali di Ca’ Foscari. Serie orientale

Journal | Annali di Ca’ Foscari. Serie orientale
Journal issue | 59 | 2023
Research Article | Asian Religions According to Italian Teenagers

Asian Religions According to Italian Teenagers

Context, Analysis and Reflections on a Trend Towards the ‘Global Market Regime’

Abstract

Research on the cultural influence of Asian religions in Western countries tends to overlook younger actors as receivers and producers of innovation. By applying a theoretical framework that highlights the cultural role of nationalism, neoliberalism and consumerism in shaping religious behaviour, the article analyses, through interviews, the interpretation of Asian religions among a purposive sample of adolescents and put them within the larger context of the physical and mediatic presence of these religions in society. It argues that these adolescents further align themselves with those trends in Italian society which follow the so-called ‘Global Market Regime’. It also provides reflections on the implications of this situation concerning religious and intercultural education.


Open access | Peer reviewed

Submitted: Nov. 29, 2022 | Accepted: May 17, 2023 | Published Aug. 29, 2023 | Language: it

Keywords Neoliberalism and Consumerism • Asian religions in Italy • Education • Religious change • Adolescents

Copyright © 2023 Giovanni Lapis. This is an open-access work distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction is permitted, provided that the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. The license allows for commercial use. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

Permalink http://doi.org/10.30687/AnnOr/2385-3042/2023/01/025


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