Published: 2022-12-29

Individual and Community Dimension of Prayer as a Religious Practice on the Example of Research among Upper Silesians

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In this article, Wojciech Marek Patoń is concerned with prayer understood as a key religious practice among Catholics, an individual and communal religious practice. In the analysis of this phenomenon, Patoń adopts the perspective of the sociology of religion. He presents the sociological understanding of prayer along with selected typologies used in the context of broader trends present in contemporary religious practices. Patoń’s empirical analysis is based on twenty-four in-depth interviews with Catholics in Upper Silesia and three expert interviews. He has examined the importance of prayer practices, with particular emphasis on preferences as to their individual or group dimension. The research shows that today the individualization of religious practices is beginning to dominate; however, in the opinion of the respondents from Upper Silesia, the communal character of prayer remains important.

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Patoń, W. (2022). Individual and Community Dimension of Prayer as a Religious Practice on the Example of Research among Upper Silesians. Górnośląskie Studia Socjologiczne. Seria Nowa, 13, 1–22. https://doi.org/10.31261/GSS_SN.2022.13.09

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Vol. 13 (2022)
Published: 2023-05-25


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Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego | University of Silesia Press

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