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1 online resource (369 pages) |
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Studies in Contemporary and Historical Paganism |
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Studies in contemporary and historical paganism.
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| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Contributors; 1. Introduction: Modern Pagan and Native Faith Movements in Central and Eastern Europe; Part I: Overviews; 2. A Postcolonial Key to Understanding Central and Eastern European Neopaganisms ; 3. Selected Words for Modern Pagan and Native Faith Movements in Central and Eastern Europe; 4. Romanticism and the Rise of Neopaganism in Nineteenth-Century Central and Eastern Europe: the Polish Case; 5. Russian Neopaganism: from Ethnic Religion to Racial Violence; Part II: Country Studies |
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6. Contemporary Paganism in Lithuanian Context: Principal Beliefs and Practices of Romuva7. The Dievturi Movement in Latvia as Invention of Tradition; 8. Polish Rodzimowierstwo: Strategies for (Re)constructing a Movement; 9. Ukrainian Paganism and Syncretism: "This Is Indeed Ours!"; 10. Russian Rodnoverie: Six Portraits of a Movement; 11. Czech Neopagan Movements and Leaders; 12. Neopaganism in Slovenia; 13. Bulgarian Society and the Diversity of Pagan and Neopagan Themes; 14. Romanian Ethno-Paganism: Discourses of Nationalistic Religion in Virtual Space |
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15. Neopaganism in Hungary: Under the Spell of Roots16. Neopaganism in the Mari El Republic; 17. A Neopagan Movement in Armenia: The Children of Ara; Part III: Thematic Studies; 18. The Ideology of Jan Stachniuk and the Power of Creation; 19. "Imported" Paganisms in Poland in the Twenty-First Century: A Sketch of the Developing Landscape; 20. The Russian-Language Internet and Rodnoverie; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
The resurgence of religiosity in post-communist Europe has been widely noted, but the full spectrum of religious practice in the diverse countries of Central and Eastern Europe has been effectively hidden behind the region's range of languages and cultures. This volume presents an overview of one of the most notable developments in the region, the rise of Pagan and ""Native Faith"" movements. Modern Pagan and Native Faith Movements in Central and Eastern Europe brings together scholars from across the region to present both systematic country overviews - of Armenia, Bulgaria, the Czech Repub |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Neopaganism -- Europe, Central
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Neopaganism -- Europe, Eastern
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BODY, MIND & SPIRIT -- Spirituality -- Paganism & Neo-Paganism.
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RELIGION -- Comparative Religion.
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Neopaganism
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Religion
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| SUBJECT |
Europe, Central -- Religion
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Europe, Eastern -- Religion
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| Subject |
Central Europe
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Eastern Europe
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Aitamurto, Kaarina.
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Simpson, Scott, 1968-
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| ISBN |
9781317544623 |
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1317544625 |
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9781317544616 |
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1317544617 |
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9781315729008 |
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1315729008 |
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9781317544609 |
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1317544609 |
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