The role of religion in the formation process collective memory
The article explores the place of religion in society in the context of the processes of formation of collective memory. It is shown that in the historical retrospect the significance of religion as a public institution has undergone serious changes. If traditional societies are characterized by the presence of such close conjugation, then later, during the transition to industrial society, the confessional component in social processes no longer played the previous role. In particular, special attention is paid to the study of processes of world - secularization and globalization, which determined the emergence of state structures in the position of the main interpreters of history and the "creators" of collective memory. At the same time, it is noted that with the transition of mankind to a post-secularization state, largely due to the reactionary processes of the world community in the context of globalization, religious institutions partially regain their lost positions in society, including in memorialization mechanisms. The article also shows that one of the main factors in updating the significance of tradition and, as a consequence, religion in modern society is the crisis of identity that arose as a result of the unfolding of globalization processes.