The Little Aunt against Marie Kondo: semiotic reflections n consumption and religion
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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1984-5057.v15i2e221372Keywords:
religion, consumption, semiotics, minimalism, material cultureAbstract
This article explores the interaction between consumption practices and religious beliefs. Using the personal example of the “Little Aunt”, who accumulated objects, the article examines how religious and cultural values influence the way people consume and preserve material goods. The text also analyzes the ideology behind these consumption patterns, relating them to Christian doctrine and religious semiotics and comparing them with contemporary consumer ideologies, highlighting the differences and similarities between them.
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