Align the “Ancient One” with Our Lives: Analysing the Resurgence of An Ancient Cult to Shed Light on Contemporary Religiosity in Turkey
Align the “Ancient One” with Our Lives: Analysing the Resurgence of An Ancient Cult to Shed Light on Contemporary Religiosity in Turkey

Author(s): Kerem Görkem Arslan
Subject(s): Theology and Religion, Politics and religion, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Culture and social structure , Sociology of Religion
Published by: Transnational Press London
Keywords: Align; Ancient One; Analysing; Resurgence; Religiosity; Turkey;
Summary/Abstract: The reawakening of old national or local beliefs involving environmental, nationalist, or traditional concerns is increasingly observed in today’s societies. Of particular interest is the fact that the taking over of ancient religions and beliefs called ‘Neopaganism’ paves the way for new religious movements, and consequently new religious minorities, by affirming national or environmental identity.

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