Pelgrimage in the shopping district

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Article for the Belgian (Flemish) newspaper De Standaard. The frantic shopping behaviour in lock-down times shows how consumption has become our main religious ritual, just as much as the pelgrimage to Mekka is to Muslims, but in our case in a downright fundamentalist fashion.

Period3 Nov 2020

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  • TitlePelgrimage in the shopping area
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletDe Standaard
    Media typePrint
    Duration/Length/Size900 words
    Country/TerritoryBelgium
    Date3/11/20
    DescriptionArticle for the Belgian (Flemish) newspaper De Standaard. The frantic shopping behaviour in lock-down times shows how consumption has become our main religious ritual, just as much as the pelgrimage to Mekka is to Muslims, but in our case in a downright fundamentalist fashion.
    Producer/AuthorTom Hannes
    URLhttps://www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20201102_97898874
    PersonsTom Hannes
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Keywords

  • consumption culture
  • Covid
  • lockdown
  • religion
  • philosophy