ABSTRACT
This chapter explores the various relationships that exist between global formations and religious worlds. It begins by discussing anthropological definitions of globalization. From there, the term sacroscapes as a way to link religion with a defining feature of globalization, "flows" are introduced. The chapter distinguishes two expressions of religious globalization: diasporic religion and transnational religion. Ultimately, it helps to think about the way religious systems, identities, and practices exist and change in global contexts. Globalization is not purely an economic phenomenon; it includes various forms of cultural globalization. Religion is a prime example, and an important task for the anthropology of religion is to continue asking great questions about how religion is an accelerating global force. The chapter provides useful examples to think with and some useful ways to conceptualize religious globalization. Studies of globalization have been a dominant concern for cultural anthropologists since the early 1980s. The anthropological fascination with all things global and transnational springs from many sources.
