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Religion as a Chain of Memory: Understanding Cultural Transmission and Continuity in 2026

"Note: This article explores "religion as a chain of memory," a foundational sociological and anthropological framework examining how religious traditions, beliefs, and practices are transmitted across generations through ritual, collective memory, and institutional structures. The sociological study of religion has long sought to understand how belief systems survive the mortality of their adherents. In contemporary sociological discourse, the concept of religion as a chain of memory provides a compelling lens for analyzing how traditions persist, mutate, or fade in modern societies. Originally popularized by sociologist Danièle Hervieu-Légur..."

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