Social fear and the corona pandemic

Abstract EN

Most religions adopt a set of rituals, the purpose of which is to create sensual and spiritual bonds, and to reassure and ward off social fear that may afflict the entire society.

man always seeks to create a reassuring soul through many practices such as kissing sacred stones or providing torah scrolls and prayer books as everyone drinks from the same cup in the Christian liturgy.

but after the outbreak of the pandemic frighteningly, the entire world witnessed a comprehensive change in the agendas of religions.

as such, religious rituals and practices no longer take their place in societies for fear of spreading the epidemic, which led to a high rate of anxiety and fear for all societies of the entire world.

hence, it was obligatory for researchers to research the growth of this phenomenon and how it had a great impact on changing all societies upside down.

the present research paper consists of two sections.

the first section discusses the agenda of religions and pandemic corona, and the second discusses the pandemic in societies in crisis and ways of addressing it.

the first section deals with the relationship between the religious rituals and the corona pandemic and how the spread of the pandemic affected the whole life, in addition to the fact that many religious rituals and traditions were canceled due to the fear of this epidemic.

then, the research paper touches on the effects of the corona pandemic in creating mental disorders when a person faces any danger, especially if the danger is a global epidemic.

then, the research goes to clarify what crisis corona left behind and what are its types and causes.

as for the second section, it focuses on the most important approaches to diagnosing crises, how to study them, the stages of their development and the most important obstacles hindering the management of the crisis.

finally, the research paper ends up with the most important measures taken by the iraqi ministry of health to face the corona pandemic.