“And Glory Appeared to Me Across…” Alternative Religiousness and the “Contact” with the Supernatural Cover Image

"И ми се яви преко слава..." Алтернативната религиозност и "контактът" със свръхестественото
“And Glory Appeared to Me Across…” Alternative Religiousness and the “Contact” with the Supernatural

Author(s): Galia Valchinova
Subject(s): Anthropology
Published by: Институт за етнология и фолклористика с Етнографски музей при БАН

Summary/Abstract: The author investigates the multifaceted aspects and figures of religiousness, defined by her as “alternative” The alternative religiousness lives in the periphery of “formal”, institutional religion. Hence the dual, often hostile attitude of the clergy to its manifestations. The fundamental bearers of this alternative religiousness are the women. Analysing the life stories of two of them, the author points to the viability and adaptability of alternative religiousness both under socialism and in the post-totalitarian period.

  • Issue Year: 2002
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 23-38
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Bulgarian