Damanhur, An Exemplary Utopia: An Analysis of the Public Identity of a New Religious Movement Online
The Damanhur Federation, situated in Valchiusella, Piedmont, Italy, is one of the most structured and long-lived esoteric communities in Europe. Beginning with a reconstruction of its history and organizational changes, from its foundation in 1975 to the present, this article aims to analyse how—by...
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| Medienart: | Elektronisch Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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equinox
2014
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International journal for the study of new religions
Jahr: 2014, Band: 5, Heft: 1, Seiten: 27-50 |
| weitere Schlagwörter: | B
New Religious Movement
B online communication B public identity B Utopia B Damanhur |
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| Zusammenfassung: | The Damanhur Federation, situated in Valchiusella, Piedmont, Italy, is one of the most structured and long-lived esoteric communities in Europe. Beginning with a reconstruction of its history and organizational changes, from its foundation in 1975 to the present, this article aims to analyse how—by means of exoteric initiatives of a social nature, increasing gradually over the years—the original spiritual-esoteric Utopia meshed with the community’s need for self-sufficiency. With this objective in mind, we shall analyse the online (official websites) communication rhetoric with which Damanhur presents itself to the outside world as a spiritual community, while at the same time advertising and legitimizing itself as a cultural and commercial organization. |
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| ISSN: | 2041-952X |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: International journal for the study of new religions
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1558/ijsnr.v5i1.27 |