Tatiana Bužeková
Biographic Data
| ID | 102516 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tatiana Bužeková |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tatiana |
| FAMILY NAME | Bužeková |
| SIGNATURE | BUŽEKOVÁ T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Comenius University Bratislava |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9038-6298 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Lines of Descent in Alternative Spirituality
This paper presents the results of ethnographic research carried out in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, among people who adhere to various spiritual ideas and practices. I consider the role of lines of descent in shaping how people experience the agency of the dead. I argue that, within urban spiritual milieux, descent lines are linked to the concept of energy that connects the world of the deceased with that of the living. Specific cultural…
The Enduring Agency of the Dead
Right Place, Right Behaviour
The paper addresses spiritual ideas and practices associated with the dead in the urban environment in Slovakia, a country with a predominantly Christian population, in relation to the transformation of cultural and religious worldviews which took place there in the 1990s. I consider how individuals who experienced the change of the political regime as adults and adopted new spiritual ideas reflect on the transformation of their worldviews, in pa…
Commemoration of the Dead in the Context of Alternative Spirituality
The ritualised commemoration of the deceased belongs to the most common forms of communication with the dead. The meaning that people ascribe to a religious commemoration ritual is determined by a concrete religious doctrine, although it can be influenced by a broader cultural tradition. However, in the context of alternative spiritual currents, there can be many possible interpretations of communication with the dead, as there is no "official" d…
Communication of Tradition(s)
The paper examines how Slovak traditional concepts related to magical healing are used in a group around an urban shaman living in Bratislava (Slovakia). It is argued that practitioners’ stories about spiritual healing are based on narrative templates which could be identified in Slovak traditional folk stories. It is concluded that folk tradition plays an important role in adapting alternative spirituality to local conditions because it contribu…
The Role of Subtle Signals Linked to Religious Rituals in the Evaluation of Newcomers by a Village Community
The purpose of the paper is to explore the role of religious rituals in assessing the behaviour of new people who come to live in their locality. It presents ethnographic data collected in a village in western Slovakia to demonstrate that participation in rituals plays an important role in the old settlers' descriptions of newcomers. To interpret their statements, we refer to the signalling theory which was applied in the cognitive and evolutiona…
The “dangerous others”
The paper addresses representations of danger in the spiritual sphere in contemporary society in Slovakia by exploring the specific case of neoshamanic groups.This argument is based on Mary Douglas's theory and the representations of spiritual practices are interpreted in relation to the particular social context.I present the results of ethnographic research conducted in Bratislava.I argue that in the neo-shamans' interpretations of spiritual he…
Shamanic Gift in the Global Village
Neo-shamanism or urban shamanism is a movement which concentrates on spiritual healing and aims to revive traditional shamanism. The aim of the paper is to explore the legitimation of charismatic neo-shamanic healers in relation to biomedicine which is a dominant authoritative body of medical knowledge in European societies. The paper presents the results of ethnographic research on two neo-shamanic groups operating in Slovakia. In neo-shamanism,…
The Shaman's Journeys between Emic and Etic
The author focuses on the term 'shaman' as an analytical category. In academic usage its meaning has come to denote similar tribal beliefs all over the world, while in postmodern discourse the plural 'shamanisms' refers to a range of specific spiritual practices. The diverse movement of neo-shamanism appeared as a product of the interaction of etic and emic categories in anthropological literature, in particular as a result of the shift from the …
Disgust and Intimacy
Disgust and Intimacy The aim of the paper is to present the results of preliminary research into the relation between disgust and intimacy. The authors apply current psychological conceptions of the emotions relating to social behaviour, primarily the theory of disgust associated with Paul Rozin, Jonathan Haidt and Clark McCauley. The research was conducted in a community of students living in student halls in Bratislava. The authors argue that s…
The “dangerous others”
The paper addresses representations of danger in the spiritual sphere in contemporary society in Slovakia by exploring the specific case of neoshamanic groups.This argument is based on Mary Douglas's theory and the representations of spiritual practices are interpreted in relation to the particular social context.I present the results of ethnographic research conducted in Bratislava.I argue that in the neo-shamans' interpretations of spiritual he…
The Shaman's Journeys between Emic and Etic
The author focuses on the term 'shaman' as an analytical category. In academic usage its meaning has come to denote similar tribal beliefs all over the world, while in postmodern discourse the plural 'shamanisms' refers to a range of specific spiritual practices. The diverse movement of neo-shamanism appeared as a product of the interaction of etic and emic categories in anthropological literature, in particular as a result of the shift from the …
Disgust and Intimacy
Disgust and Intimacy The aim of the paper is to present the results of preliminary research into the relation between disgust and intimacy. The authors apply current psychological conceptions of the emotions relating to social behaviour, primarily the theory of disgust associated with Paul Rozin, Jonathan Haidt and Clark McCauley. The research was conducted in a community of students living in student halls in Bratislava. The authors argue that s…
Shamanic Gift in the Global Village
Neo-shamanism or urban shamanism is a movement which concentrates on spiritual healing and aims to revive traditional shamanism. The aim of the paper is to explore the legitimation of charismatic neo-shamanic healers in relation to biomedicine which is a dominant authoritative body of medical knowledge in European societies. The paper presents the results of ethnographic research on two neo-shamanic groups operating in Slovakia. In neo-shamanism,…
The “dangerous others”
The paper addresses representations of danger in the spiritual sphere in contemporary society in Slovakia by exploring the specific case of neoshamanic groups.This argument is based on Mary Douglas's theory and the representations of spiritual practices are interpreted in relation to the particular social context.I present the results of ethnographic research conducted in Bratislava.I argue that in the neo-shamans' interpretations of spiritual he…
The Role of Subtle Signals Linked to Religious Rituals in the Evaluation of Newcomers by a Village Community
The purpose of the paper is to explore the role of religious rituals in assessing the behaviour of new people who come to live in their locality. It presents ethnographic data collected in a village in western Slovakia to demonstrate that participation in rituals plays an important role in the old settlers' descriptions of newcomers. To interpret their statements, we refer to the signalling theory which was applied in the cognitive and evolutiona…
Communication of Tradition(s)
The paper examines how Slovak traditional concepts related to magical healing are used in a group around an urban shaman living in Bratislava (Slovakia). It is argued that practitioners’ stories about spiritual healing are based on narrative templates which could be identified in Slovak traditional folk stories. It is concluded that folk tradition plays an important role in adapting alternative spirituality to local conditions because it contribu…
Commemoration of the Dead in the Context of Alternative Spirituality
The ritualised commemoration of the deceased belongs to the most common forms of communication with the dead. The meaning that people ascribe to a religious commemoration ritual is determined by a concrete religious doctrine, although it can be influenced by a broader cultural tradition. However, in the context of alternative spiritual currents, there can be many possible interpretations of communication with the dead, as there is no "official" d…
Right Place, Right Behaviour
The paper addresses spiritual ideas and practices associated with the dead in the urban environment in Slovakia, a country with a predominantly Christian population, in relation to the transformation of cultural and religious worldviews which took place there in the 1990s. I consider how individuals who experienced the change of the political regime as adults and adopted new spiritual ideas reflect on the transformation of their worldviews, in pa…
Lines of Descent in Alternative Spirituality
This paper presents the results of ethnographic research carried out in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, among people who adhere to various spiritual ideas and practices. I consider the role of lines of descent in shaping how people experience the agency of the dead. I argue that, within urban spiritual milieux, descent lines are linked to the concept of energy that connects the world of the deceased with that of the living. Specific cultural…
The Enduring Agency of the Dead
Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Philosophy (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Epistemology (4 works) · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health (4 works) · History (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Spirituality (4 works) · Aesthetics (3 works)