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| Exploring Karmic Capital in the Context of Cultural Information Practices | ||
| 作者 | Perera, Pethigamage (著) |
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| 出處題名 | Religions |
| 卷期 | v.14 n.9 |
| 出版日期 | 2023.09 |
| 頁次 | 15 |
| 出版者 | MDIP |
| 出版者網址 | https://www.mdpi.com/ |
| 出版地 | Basel, Switzerland [巴塞爾, 瑞士] |
| 資料類型 | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
| 使用語言 | 英文=English |
| 附註項 | 1. Religions 2023, 14(9), 1133. 2. Author Affiliation: Central Queensland University, Australia. |
| 關鍵詞 | karmic capital; spiritual information practices; religious information practices; Buddhism; economics; religion and economics; capitalism; cultural information science |
| 摘要 | This paper uses an ethnographic approach to explore the religious practices of the modern religious organization called the Mahamevnawa Buddhist Temple. This study aims to investigate the spiritual information practices of both monks and devotees of the temple. The findings reveal that participants’ religious practices lead to a range of outcomes, expressed in terms of the Bourdieusian notion of capital, with karmic capital emerging as a very important outcome of these practices. An essential argument posited by the author pertains to the distinctive nature of karmic capital—a hybrid manifestation of capital that is intricately interwoven with cultural and symbolic capital. Unlike the conventional influence of economic capital or social affiliations, the potency of karmic capital hinges upon a distinct paradigm. However, the fact that a resource gives power within a society also applies to karmic capital too. Furthermore, the author underscores the epistemological standing of karmic capital, which derives its essence from the principal sociological forms of capital—namely, economic, cultural, and social forms. This article also delves into the characteristics of karmic capital and its transformative nature. A key contribution of this study lies in its recognition of the impact of cultural norms on the consequences of information science. |
| 目次 | Abstract 1 Keywords 1 1. Introduction 1 1.1. Conceptual Framework 2 1.2. The Organization: Mahamevnawa Asapuwa Temple 4 2. Literature Review 5 Buddhist Religious Practices 5 3. Methodology 6 3.1. The Research Question 6 3.2. Consideration of Practice Theory Approach 6 3.3. Methodological Approach 6 4. Analysis 7 4.1. The Characteristics and Underlined Requirements of the Karmic Information Practices 9 4.1.1. Merits (“Pin” and “Kushal”) 9 4.1.2. Focus beyond the Current Life 10 4.1.3. Intangibility 10 4.1.4. Being a Spiritual Person 10 5. Discussion 11 5.1. How Do Karmic Capital and Its Practices Influence People to Gain Power? 12 5.2. Karmic Capital Transforms into Various Other Types of Capitals 12 6. Conclusions 14 Funding 14 Institutional Review Board Statement 14 Informed Consent Statement 14 Data Availability Statement 14 Acknowledgments 14 Conflicts of Interest 14 References 14 |
| ISSN | 20771444 (E) |
| DOI | 10.3390/rel14091133 |
| 點閱次數 | 48 |
| 建檔日期 | 2024.05.27 |
| 更新日期 | 2024.06.13 |
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