Nature Faith and Native Faith as Integrative Spiritualities in Hungarian Ecovillages

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ID12901709
AuthorsJohan Farkas (0000-0003-1919-1639, University of Pecs, corresponding author)
Year2018
Volume12
Issue2
Pages125-146
Publication date2018-10-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal for the Study of Religion Nature and Culture (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1749-4907 • E-ISSN: 1749-4915
PublisherEquinox Publishing (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1558/jsrnc.29630
OpenAlexW2895161903
LanguageEN
Citations received5

A basic assumption in contemporary research on religion is that religion is not an abstract system with 'neat' compartments, but a system that changes and adapts as human beings encounter, understand, interpret, and practice it. Within this basic understanding, religion scholar Marion Bowman has proposed the term 'integrative spirituality' to refer specifically to lifestyle choices that combine an eclectic mix of spiritual ideas and practices to produce highly personalized forms of religiosity. I argue that we can understand the spiritual life of Hungarian ecovillages through this lens. Ecovillages are 'intentional' communities, that is, village communities created with conscious efforts. Their inhabitants' objective is to create settlements that

Belief system · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Ethnology · Faith · Religiosity · Sociology · Spiritualities · Spirituality · Medicine · Philosophy · Psychology · Religion, Ecology, and Ethics · Social Psychology

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