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VENCÁLEK, Matouš. Religious, Socio-cultural and Political Worldviews of Contemporary Czech Pagans. In Annual EASR Conference "Relocating Religion" (Helsinki, June 28-July 1). 2016.

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Original name	Religious, Socio-cultural and Political Worldviews of Contemporary Czech Pagans
Authors	VENCÁLEK, Matouš (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution).
Edition	Annual EASR Conference "Relocating Religion" (Helsinki, June 28-July 1), 2016.

Other information
Original language	English
Type of outcome	Presentations at conferences
Field of Study	60300 6.3 Philosophy, Ethics and Religion
Country of publisher	Finland
Confidentiality degree	is not subject to a state or trade secret
RIV identification code	RIV/00216224:14210/16:00092273
Organization unit	Faculty of Arts
Keywords in English	religion; politics; values; contemporary paganism
Tags	rivok
Tags	International impact
Changed by	Changed by: Mgr. Michaela Ondrašinová, Ph.D., učo 64955. Changed: 22/2/2017 16:34.

Abstract
This paper presents the results of a research inspired by Helen Berger’s Pagan Census, conducted among Czech Pagans. It explores the worldviews of Czech Pagans from different Pagan groups, regarding the questions of spirituality (e.g. the beliefs about afterlife, reincarnation or magic), society and culture (e.g. regarding LGBT rights, drugs or the status of women in society) and politics (e.g. regarding the market regulation, social welfare, as well as specific political party preferences). It focuses on the differences, as well as on the commonalities among various Pagan groups as the Pagan movement is highly diversified and sprouts from several different sources: some groups have emerged from naturalizing and romanticizing tendencies and emphasize the sacredness of nature, worship and respect for all of its creatures; while some groups have emerged from rather nationalistic tendencies and focus on the worship of the Gods and ancestors with strong emphasis on ethnic background.

Abstract

This paper presents the results of a research inspired by Helen Berger’s Pagan Census, conducted among Czech Pagans. It explores the worldviews of Czech Pagans from different Pagan groups, regarding the questions of spirituality (e.g. the beliefs about afterlife, reincarnation or magic), society and culture (e.g. regarding LGBT rights, drugs or the status of women in society) and politics (e.g. regarding the market regulation, social welfare, as well as specific political party preferences). It focuses on the differences, as well as on the commonalities among various Pagan groups as the Pagan movement is highly diversified and sprouts from several different sources: some groups have emerged from naturalizing and romanticizing tendencies and emphasize the sacredness of nature, worship and respect for all of its creatures; while some groups have emerged from rather nationalistic tendencies and focus on the worship of the Gods and ancestors with strong emphasis on ethnic background.

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MUNI/A/0931/2015, interní kód MU	Name: Teoretické a metodologické výzvy religionistiky (Acronym: TEMEVYR)
MUNI/A/0931/2015, interní kód MU	Investor: Masaryk University, Category A