Superstitions, Religious Identity, and COVID-19 Conspiracy Beliefs in Secularized Czechia
The paper explores how individuals’ religious identity—categorized as non-religious, religious but not affiliated, and religiously affiliated with traditional churches—influences COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs in Czechia. Based on an online sample of more than 7,800 Czech participants, our findings ind...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2025
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| In: |
Journal of religion in Europe
Year: 2025, Volume: 18, Issue: 2, Pages: 205-227 |
| Further subjects: | B
Covid-19
B Superstitions B Czechia B Religion B conspiracy beliefs |
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| Summary: | The paper explores how individuals’ religious identity—categorized as non-religious, religious but not affiliated, and religiously affiliated with traditional churches—influences COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs in Czechia. Based on an online sample of more than 7,800 Czech participants, our findings indicate that religiously affiliated individuals were less likely to endorse COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs compared to religious but not affiliated individuals. However, after accounting for individuals’ superstitious beliefs, the differences in COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs between the three categories became negligible. Additionally, we found that public practices negatively affected COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs among individuals affiliated with traditional churches. |
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| ISSN: | 1874-8929 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of religion in Europe
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/18748929-bja10110 |
