Eglė Aleknaitė
Biographic Data
| ID | 5189278 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Eglė Aleknaitė |
| GIVEN NAMES | Eglė |
| FAMILY NAME | Aleknaitė |
| SIGNATURE | ALEKNAITĖ E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Vytautas Magnus University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4455-9231 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Religion and Gender Equality around the Baltic Sea
Spausdintos knygos leidimas 2025 m.
Who Owns the Heart of Vilnius? Pagans, Catholics, and Contested National Religious Heritage
The paper aims to contribute to the expansion of a cultural-geographical scope of studies on heritage contested by Pagans and a better understanding of construction of the religious and the secular in inter-religious heritage contestation. The presented case involves multiple stakeholders and a direct clash of the Catholic church and contemporary Pagans over a contested heritage site currently referred to as the archcathedral and the Cathedral Sq…
Baltic Paganism in Lithuanian Neoshamanic Communities
In this paper, I aim to provide an analysis of various Lithuanian Neoshamanic groups’ relationships to a local Pagan tradition and to show the impact of socio-political context on the popularity of shamanic interpretations of Indo-European religious traditions and various possibilities of expressions of interest in local Indo-European customs. Building on 2009–2015 fieldwork data and analysis of published scholarly and Neoshamanic texts, I presen…
Participation of Contemporary Pagans in Heritage Politics of Lithuania
The paper aims at examining participation of contemporary Lithuanian Pagans (represented by Romuva in this study) in politics of heritagization. After presentation of a broader picture of the research and the revival of ethnic culture during both Soviet and post-Soviet periods, contemporary Pagan discourse and practices intended for society, as well as attempts to make influence through state institutions are analyzed. The case study shows that t…
Filmai ir vaizdo įrašai kaip religinės praktikos šaltinis
This articles aims at determining whether and how films and video recordings of a various nature are used in neoshamanism. Empirical research data prompts the conclusion that contemporary neoshamans watch, recommend to others and themselves produce various films and video recordings about shamanism, about the people who foster it and their practices. In some cases, video recordings are used as an alternative to written sources. The disregard of t…
Participation of Contemporary Pagans in Heritage Politics of Lithuania
The paper aims at examining participation of contemporary Lithuanian Pagans (represented by Romuva in this study) in politics of heritagization. After presentation of a broader picture of the research and the revival of ethnic culture during both Soviet and post-Soviet periods, contemporary Pagan discourse and practices intended for society, as well as attempts to make influence through state institutions are analyzed. The case study shows that t…
Filmai ir vaizdo įrašai kaip religinės praktikos šaltinis
This articles aims at determining whether and how films and video recordings of a various nature are used in neoshamanism. Empirical research data prompts the conclusion that contemporary neoshamans watch, recommend to others and themselves produce various films and video recordings about shamanism, about the people who foster it and their practices. In some cases, video recordings are used as an alternative to written sources. The disregard of t…
Baltic Paganism in Lithuanian Neoshamanic Communities
In this paper, I aim to provide an analysis of various Lithuanian Neoshamanic groups’ relationships to a local Pagan tradition and to show the impact of socio-political context on the popularity of shamanic interpretations of Indo-European religious traditions and various possibilities of expressions of interest in local Indo-European customs. Building on 2009–2015 fieldwork data and analysis of published scholarly and Neoshamanic texts, I presen…
Participation of Contemporary Pagans in Heritage Politics of Lithuania
The paper aims at examining participation of contemporary Lithuanian Pagans (represented by Romuva in this study) in politics of heritagization. After presentation of a broader picture of the research and the revival of ethnic culture during both Soviet and post-Soviet periods, contemporary Pagan discourse and practices intended for society, as well as attempts to make influence through state institutions are analyzed. The case study shows that t…
Who Owns the Heart of Vilnius? Pagans, Catholics, and Contested National Religious Heritage
The paper aims to contribute to the expansion of a cultural-geographical scope of studies on heritage contested by Pagans and a better understanding of construction of the religious and the secular in inter-religious heritage contestation. The presented case involves multiple stakeholders and a direct clash of the Catholic church and contemporary Pagans over a contested heritage site currently referred to as the archcathedral and the Cathedral Sq…
Religion and Gender Equality around the Baltic Sea
Spausdintos knygos leidimas 2025 m.
Sociology (5 works) · Archaeology (4 works) · History (4 works) · Aesthetics (3 works) · Art (3 works) · Lithuanian (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices (3 works) · Anthropology (2 works)