The Experience of Faith in Slavic Cultures and Literatures in the Context of Postsecular Thought Cover Image

The Experience of Faith in Slavic Cultures and Literatures in the Context of Postsecular Thought
The Experience of Faith in Slavic Cultures and Literatures in the Context of Postsecular Thought

Contributor(s): Danuta Sosnowska (Editor), Ewelina Drzewiecka (Editor)
Subject(s): History, Language and Literature Studies, Cultural history, Theology and Religion, Philology
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: culture; religion; faith; postsecularism; literature; Slavic
Summary/Abstract: The book contains reflections on the diversified religious experience expressed in the culture and literature of the Slavic region. We can say that Slavic religious experience is “messy”, but maybe it is better to say this is Slavic experience of modernity that is “messy”. Bearing in mind that ‘Slavic experience’ is only a metaphor – a mental shortcut – we should remember that it is torn between the specificity of the local context and the Western-centric unification. Reflection on specific features of local religious experiences and examining this phenomenon in the context of global processes enriches knowledge of modernity and its relation to secularization and desecularization. If modernity is defined broadly and universally, then studies on ‘small cultures’ can go beyond the traditional interpretative ‘pattern – copy’ or ‘center – periphery’ models.

  • E-ISBN-13: 978-83-235-3717-5
  • Print-ISBN-13: 978-83-235-3709-0
  • Page Count: 290
  • Publication Year: 2018
  • Language: English
Introduction

Introduction
(Introduction)

The Postsecular Point of View

The Postsecular Point of View
(The Postsecular Point of View)

Postsecularity: Theoretical Concept and Historical Experience

Postsecularity: Theoretical Concept and Historical Experience
(Postsecularity: Theoretical Concept and Historical Experience)

The Experience of Faith in a Postsecular Context

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