Practica pelerinajului în România contemporană (cu un studiu de caz)
The Practice of Pilgrimage in the Contemporary Romania. A Study Case

Summary/Abstract: The principal objective of the article is to describe the orthodox practice of pilgrimage in Romania as a whole, as it has developed after 1989, after the fall of communism, when the Orthodox Church has become free to express itself in the public. The article shows how the pilgrimage is reflected in the specialized literature in the area of socio-anthropology of religions, as well as the main epistemological and methodological challenges. The pilgrimage is a good illustration of the current changes happening in religious practice. A case study is presented with the example of the pilgrimage to Prislop Monastery, department of Hunedoara, organized around the charismatic personality of Father Arsenie Boca. The touristic and politic dimension and its reflection in the media is also taken into consideration

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