Living folk religions

"Living Folk Religions presents cutting-edge contributions from a range of disciplines to examine folk religions across cultures. This collection embraces the non-elite and non-sanctioned, the oral, fluid, accessible, evolving religion of people (volk) on-the-ground. Split into five sections, t...

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Beteiligte: Borkataky-Varma, Sravana (HerausgeberIn) ; Ullrey, Aaron Michael (HerausgeberIn)
Medienart: Druck Buch
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: London New York Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2023
In:Jahr: 2023
normierte Schlagwort(-folgen):B Volksreligion
RelBib Classification:AG Religiöses Leben; materielle Religion
BB Indigene Religionen
weitere Schlagwörter:B Aufsatzsammlung
B Folk Religion
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Zusammenfassung:"Living Folk Religions presents cutting-edge contributions from a range of disciplines to examine folk religions across cultures. This collection embraces the non-elite and non-sanctioned, the oral, fluid, accessible, evolving religion of people (volk) on-the-ground. Split into five sections, this book covers: What is Folk Religion? Spirit Beings and Deities Performance and Ritual Praxis Possession and Exorcism Health, Healing, and Lifestyle Topics include demons and ambivalent gods, tree and nature spirits, revolutionary renunciates, oral lore, possession and exorcism, divination, midwestern American spiritualism, festivals, queer sexuality among ritual specialists, the dead returned, vernacular religions, diaspora adaptations, esoteric influences underlying public cultures, UFOs, music and sound experiences, death rituals, and body and wellness cultures. Living Folk Religions is a must-read for those studying Comparative Religions, World Religions, and Religious Studies, and it will interest specialists and general readers, particularly enthusiastic readers of Anthropology, Folklore and Folk Studies, Global Studies, and Sociology"--
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:103219040X