Rituals as the memory practices in generational transmission (in the reflection of sociologist of religion)

Abstract

In the paper author takes the rituals meaning issues as the memory practices in the sociology of religion perspective. The rituals constitute an important dimension of cultural remember, at the same time they create a “conveyor belt” in supporting of generational continuity. The chosen results of sociological researches, connected with mixedrituals: forgiveness, commemoration and the patriotic ceremonies are the empiricalexemplifications. In these rituals, connected with secular sacrum, often comes out the religious sacrum that enhances their meaning. The results of own, sociological researches conducted among mature young people and their parents, in the end of the first decade of XXIst age, were thebasis of reflection in indirect way, too.