Metamorphoses of Religion and Spirituality in Central and Eastern Europe

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Contents
Illustrations
Contributors
Transmutation of spiritual and religious mentality: introduction
References
Part I: The metatoretical dimension of social and religious metamorphoses
1. Cultural sociology of religion in the perspective of comparative religion
Cultural sociology: sources, fields, research directions
Strong Programme: inspirations, main theses, perspectives
Culture and cultures - transforming the concept
Contexts of the issue
Conclusions
References
2. The concept of public religion in the context of the development of the sociology of religion: the perspective of Central and Eastern Europe
Introduction
The distinction between the private and the public based on the sociology of religion
Casanova's concept of public religion - first approach
Casanova's concept of public religion - second approach
Conclusions: Casanova's theses from the Central European perspective
Note
References
3. Spirituality vs. religiosity as impetus to the discussion on the change factors in the contemporary sociology of religion
Introduction
Religiosity and spirituality as areas of sociological research
Religious and non-religious spirituality in empirical research
Conclusions
References
4. Modern directions of development of religion and spirituality: an attempt at systematisation
Introduction
Institutionalisation and de-institutionalisation of religions and their consequences
Privatised religiosity, non-religious spirituality, and cultural religion as contemporary dimensions of the religious field
Institutional religion - weakened but not compromised
References
5. New spirituality as a social and cultural megatrend
Introduction
The face of spirituality in modern societies
Trying to identify a new spirituality
Conclusions
References
6. Metamorphoses of religiosity in Poland: post-modern spirituality or religious morality?
Introduction
Morality and religion
The perception of the post-modern sacred vs. morality
Spirituality from the ethical point of view
Consequential dimension of post-modern religiosity
Conclusions
Notes
References
7. "The Miracle of Mindfulness": between the discovery of the sacred in everyday life and secularization of the practice of meditation
Introduction
Mindfulness from the perspective of implicit religion
The Polish "mindfulness revolution"
Conclusions
Notes
References
Part II: Transformations of religiosity and spirituality in a society at risk - an attempt at diagnosis
8. Religiosity of the Polish intelligentsia at the beginning of the twenty-first century
Introduction
The historical view on the intelligentsia
The worldview and religiosity of the intelligentsia - overview
Religiosity of the intelligentsia - contemporary trends
Conclusions
Note
References
9. The sacred and the young: theoretical and empirical inspirations
Introduction
The sacred in social sciences
Socialisation aspects of contemporary Polish youth
The sacred of the youth in light of quantitative research
The sacred of the youth in light of qualitative research
Final reflections - inspirations
Notes
References
10. The spectre of secularisation: against equating church indifference with religious indifference
Leaving the church - the symptoms and seismograph of a systemic imbalance
Religion - erosion of a cultural system
Religiosity - realignment of an existential connection
Secularisation - profiling religious maxims
Outlook
References
11. Spiritual values of university students in contemporary Ukrainian society: a sociological discourse
Introduction
Spiritual values: definition, main content, and the approaches to classification
Spiritual values of Ukrainian students - experience of empirical researches
Conclusions
References
12. Contemporary religiosity in practice: experiencing religion
Introduction
Religious landscape of contemporary Poland
Everyday life in the sociology of religion
Research method
Religious experience in conservative portals
Subjectivity, intersubjectivity, and institutionalisation
Testimonies of faith in light of institutional religion
Religious experience as the basis for religious coping
Interaction with God
Conclusions
References
13. Religious experience as a dimension of religiosity: Polish youth in the world of experience
Introduction
Religious experience in the sociological studies
Own research methodology
Dimensions of religious experience in young people
Experience of the presence of God in light of the declarations of respondents
Religious experience in light of trust in God
Experience of the mercy of God and forgiveness of sins
Religious experience during charismatic meetings
Conclusions
Note
References
14. The attitude towards Jehovah's Witnesses in Poland in the light of innovation and religious selectivity
Introduction: genesis and history of Jehovah's Witnesses
Main dogmatic principles and institutional organisation of Jehovah's Witnesses
Selectivity and religious syncretism vs. the doctrine of Jehovah's Witnesses
The approach to Jehovah's Witnesses in Poland
Conclusions
Note
References
15. From orality to the Internet: transformations of religious communication in Polish miracular communities
Introduction - characteristics of Polish miracular religiosity
Miraculous phenomena in post-war Poland in the media context
The miracle of Lublin in 1949
Marian apparition in Zabłudów in 1965
Oława apparitions between 1983 and 2002
The Internet as a communication tool of contemporary miracular communities
Conclusions
Notes
References
Archival sources (Institute of National Remembrance in Białystok)
16. A scapegoat or a modern devil? The analysis of Catholic press discourse on "gender" and "genderists" (on the examples of "Niedziela" and "Tygodnik Powszechny" weeklies)
Introduction
Gender from the perspective of the Catholic Church in Poland
Gender and genderists - a scapegoat or a modern devil
Woman - the witch and the devil
Research method and analysis
The fight-against-gender discourse in "Niedziela"
The scientific discourse in "Tygodnik Powszechny"
Conclusions
Notes
Reference list
17. #witchesofinstagram: How does social media spread spirituality, witchcraft, and pagan movements?
Introduction
Wicca and witchcraft in the modern world
Materials and methods
Results
Social media reach
Most active locations
Context of discussion
Perception of modern witch on Instagram
Discussion
Notes
References
Index