Bourdieu and Biblical Symbolic Capital

Symbolic capital can be summarized as the cultures and forms in which they manifest themselves—dances, food, among others—but also the spiritualities hidden behind these elaborate forms of integration, which existed not only during the time of biblical writing but also in parallel with other peoples. It is important to consider how beliefs influence the psyche of individuals and how they, unknowingly, become prisoners of a spiritual symbolic capital that competes alongside accepted capital. Traditional religions are what we seek to highlight and contextualize within the faith of traditional religions, so that people can experience the experiences present in the human and ethnic groups where these beliefs arise. This allows us to begin exchanging ideas about the symbolic capital of unconventional spiritualities and beliefs that today operate in secret and are called pagan or categorized as occult. With these commentaries on biblical readings, I seek to validate their symbolic capital.