Habitus: A Conceptual Study on the Formation of the Religious Faith Habitus

Abstract

Habitus is a system of embodied dispositions, tendencies that organize the ways in which individuals perceive the social world around them and react to it. The concept of habitus refers to the physical embodiment of cultural capital, to the deeply ingrained habits, skills, and dispositions that we possess due to our life experiences. These dispositions are usually shared by people with a similar background (in terms of social class, religion, nationality, ethnicity, education, profession etc.), and reflects the lived reality to which individuals are socialized, their individual experience and objective opportunities. Thus, the habitus represents the way group culture with personal history and shapes social action in the present. Habitus is not fixed or permanent, and can be changed under unexpected situations or over a long historical period. Religion is a multidimensional concept which is an individual's journey through other aspects of life. Religious habitus is a generic term, which designates infinity of different possibilities and has four characteristics: It is mainly unconscious for the bearer, it is stable over time, it is the incorporation of social structures and it implies and enables strategic action within a faith field. This study focuses on the concept of religious faith habitus and the answers it provides given the potential areas of conflict between structure and agency and actors’ intentions and unconsciousness. In this context, this study, designed as a conceptual review, primarily concentrates on habitus’ concept and then the focuses on the religious faith habitus. The main aim of this study is a conceptual one: To further elaborate the concept of religious faith habitus, especially under the perspective of its inertia and social theory, and to discuss its usefulness for some aspects of analyzing and interpreting faith.  

Keywords

• Habitus,Religious Fatih Habitus,Faith Field,Religious Capital

Habitus: Dini İnanç Habitusunun Oluşumu Üzerine Kavramsal Bir İnceleme

Abstract

Habitus, bireylerin çevrelerindeki sosyal dünyayı algılama ve ona tepki verme biçimlerini düzenleyen bir somutlaştırılmış eğilimler sistemidir. Habitus kavramı, kültürel sermayenin fiziksel düzenlemesine, yaşam deneyimimiz nedeniyle sahip olduğumuz derin yerleşmiş alışkanlıklara, becerilere ve haklara atıfta bulunmaktadır. Bu haklar genelde benzer nitelikte (sosyal sınıf, din, milliyet, eğitim, meslek vb.), benzer kişilerle paylaşılır ve bireylerin toplumsallaştığı yaşam gerçeklerini, bireysel tecrübelerini ve nesnel imkânlarını yansıtır. Habitus sabit ya da kalıcı değildir ve beklenmedik durumlarda ya da uzun bir tarihsel dönemde değiştirilebilir. Dolayısıyla, habitus, kişisel tarihle birlikte grup kültürünü ve bugünkü toplumsal eylemi biçimlendirir. Din, hayatın diğer alanlarını içeren çok yönlü bir kavramdır. Dini inanç habitusu, kişinin yaşamında karşılaştığı farklı olasılıkların sonsuzluğunu belirleyen ve dört özelliğe sahip olan genel bir terimdir: Temelde öznenin bilinçsizliği, zamanla istikrarlı olması, toplumsal yapıların bir araya getirilmesi ve inanç alanında sürdürülen stratejik eylemlerden oluşur. Bu çalışma, yapı ve kurum arasındaki potansiyel çatışma alanları ve aktörlerin niyetleri ile bilinçliliği göz önüne alınarak, dini inanç habitusu kavramı ve kavramın verdiği cevaplara odaklanmaktadır. Bu bağlamda, kavramsal tarama modelinde tasarlanan bu çalışma, öncelikle habitus kavramına ve daha sonra dini inanç habitusu kavramına eğilmektedir. Çalışmanın asıl hedefi kuramsal bir kavram olan dini inanç habitusunu, özellikle atalet ve sosyal kuram perspektifi içinde daha ayrıntılı olarak irdelemek ve inancı analiz etme ve yorumlamanın farklı yönleri için tartışma alanları oluşturmaktır.

Keywords

• Habitus,Dini İnanç Habitusu,İnanç Alanı,Din Sermayesi

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