The Ritual Character of the Brand: the Challenge of the New Spaces between Consumerism and Religion

In a world where everything is connected even realms which seem remote can be close. The ways of commerce and religion have always crossed, but recently one can speak, at least, about mutual inspiration. To deal with this complex, but fascinating and highly relevant phenomenon it is good to find som...

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Main Author: Bernard Sawicki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow 2017-12-01
Series:Polonia Sacra
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Online Access:http://czasopisma.upjp2.edu.pl/poloniasacra/article/view/2290
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description In a world where everything is connected even realms which seem remote can be close. The ways of commerce and religion have always crossed, but recently one can speak, at least, about mutual inspiration. To deal with this complex, but fascinating and highly relevant phenomenon it is good to find some categories which make a comparison possible. One of them is rite, whose importance in modern branding is growing. The fact that a sense of community and relations construct both good brands and profound religious experience seems to open up new horizons in a dialogue between economics and religion.
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spelling doaj-art-93b7bd33dfaa4bf9926d58d3b59d54a22025-02-11T23:00:29ZengThe Pontifical University of John Paul II in KrakowPolonia Sacra1428-56732391-65752017-12-0121410.15633/ps.2290The Ritual Character of the Brand: the Challenge of the New Spaces between Consumerism and ReligionBernard SawickiIn a world where everything is connected even realms which seem remote can be close. The ways of commerce and religion have always crossed, but recently one can speak, at least, about mutual inspiration. To deal with this complex, but fascinating and highly relevant phenomenon it is good to find some categories which make a comparison possible. One of them is rite, whose importance in modern branding is growing. The fact that a sense of community and relations construct both good brands and profound religious experience seems to open up new horizons in a dialogue between economics and religion. http://czasopisma.upjp2.edu.pl/poloniasacra/article/view/2290brandritereligionrelationshipscommunity
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title The Ritual Character of the Brand: the Challenge of the New Spaces between Consumerism and Religion
title_full The Ritual Character of the Brand: the Challenge of the New Spaces between Consumerism and Religion
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