Folk Religion in Transformation
A Religious Studies Perspective Based on Examples from Romania
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3398371 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alina Pătru (0000-0002-5811-8306, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pages | 991 |
| Publication date | 2022-10-20 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/rel13100991 |
| OpenAlex | W4306964241 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 15 |
The present study deals with some changes identifiable on the level of folk religion, i.e., of the religious expression of ordinary people. Its premises are that folk religion is a subsegment of religion, fulfilling specific functions which official or elite religion fail to satisfy. The paper lies on a theoretical grounding stemming mainly from the Scandinavian school of comparative religion and folkloristics and applies these theories to examples from Romania. In this way, the specific functions of folk religion are analyzed, and the question is asked how these needs come to be met once people detach from the rural values. It is found that individuals which have lost their connection to traditions also head with their needs to cognitively lees costly religious forms, this time to global forms, which had become contents of the now enlarged pool of tradition. These contents are actualized in accordance with the concrete personal needs. In different forms of new spiritualities many characteristics of folk religion can be identified, moreover, they take similar roles. This demonstrates that folk religion has its own dynamism, transforming to reflect social and cultural change
Aesthetics · Dynamism · Elite · Epistemology · Folk religion · Political science · Sociology · Spiritualities · Spirituality · Anthropology · Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies · Law · Philosophy · Religious studies · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices · Religious Tourism and Spaces
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |