RE-ENCHANTED NATURE. Folk Religious Ethics Related to Natural Environment in Rural
RE-ENCHANTED NATURE. Folk Religious Ethics Related to Natural Environment in Rural
Author(s): Ioana RepciucSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Centrul de Analiza Politica
Keywords: folk religion, nature, supernatural, human ecology, communist atheism, sacred water, traditional holiday
Summary/Abstract: This paper seeks to explore in a common framework micro-spaces of secular life and macro-spaces of natural environment, both categories sharing a transcendental significance in Romanian folk religious Orthodoxy. The natural space on which this research focuses is the water source, seen as an ancient location of collective sacrifices and offerings, seasonal rituals and social gatherings.
Journal: Europolis, Journal Of Political Science And Theory
- Issue Year: 6/2012
- Issue No: 02 (12)
- Page Range: 108-126
- Page Count: 18
- Language: English