A szakrális hely és a szakralizáció a népi vallásosságban
Sacred place and sacralization in folk religiosity

Author(s): Laura Iancu
Subject(s): Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology
Published by: Fórum Kisebbségkutató Intézet
Summary/Abstract: According to the definition of religious studies, a sacred space is the place, memory of the (former) appearance of the saint, which functions as a sacred, cultic place through the ritual consecration of a given religion or church. Research has generally examined religious events taking place in sacred spaces defined in this way. The following study undertakes to present and analyze cases where supernatural power „manifests itself” in „profane” spaces and places. Data taken from religious practice show that the place of the appearance of the saint is not tied to a specific space, but the place where it appears is temporarily or permanently sacralized. Although the sacred places of individual religious experiences are extremely decisive, they do not (necessarily) become the sacred spaces of the collective or official religion.

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