Nationalism and Conservatism in Neopagan Movements

The Case of Polish Rodzimowierstwo

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ID7974217
AuthorsPiotr Grochowski (0000-0001-7333-0439, Nicolaus Copernicus University, corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume15
Issue4
Pages783-806
Publication date2022-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePolitics and Religion (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1755-0491 • E-ISSN: 1755-0483
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s175504832200013x
OpenAlexW4224861746
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited12

In this article I explore the political aspects of contemporary Paganism. Based on my own fieldwork, I analyze the changes in views and attitudes in relation to nationalism among Polish followers of Rodzimowierstwo , which is a modern religious movement referring to the pre-Christian beliefs of the Slavs. I put forward the thesis that the attitude toward nationalism is an important element in shaping the dynamics of divisions within believers and at the same time radical nationalist views and attitudes present among them are marginalized. The gradual weakening of nationalist tendencies does not mean, however, the dissemination of liberal and universalist attitudes and views. Nationalism is being replaced by a specific type of conservatism, which consists in creating a clear opposition between “foreign” and “native” cultural patterns, and the postulate of preserving and defending the latter

Conservatism · Element (criminal law · Nationalism · Opposition (politics · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies · Law · Linguistic and Cultural Studies · Philosophy · Religious studies · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices

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