Spatial Occultism: Placement and Spaces of Occult Ritual
Practice Within Pop Culture

C 2024

Spatial Occultism: Placement and Spaces of Occult Ritual Practice Within Pop Culture

KAPCÁR, Andrej

Základní údaje

Originální název

Spatial Occultism: Placement and Spaces of Occult Ritual Practice Within Pop Culture

Autoři

KAPCÁR, Andrej (703 Slovensko, garant, domácí)

Vydání

University of Erfurt, Modernity and the Construction of Sacred Space, od s. 103-126, 24 s. Modernity and the Construction of Sacred Space, 2024

Nakladatel

De Gruyter Oldenbourg

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Kapitola resp. kapitoly v odborné knize

Obor

60304 Religious studies

Stát vydavatele

Německo

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Forma vydání

tištěná verze "print"

Odkazy

Domovská stránka

Organizační jednotka

Filozofická fakulta

ISBN

978-3-11-106138-2

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9783111062624

Klíčová slova česky

ezoterizmus; video hry; estetika; okultizmus; mágia

Klíčová slova anglicky

esotericism; video games; aesthetics; occultism; magic

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Změněno: 22. 8. 2024 20:32, Ing. Mgr. et Mgr. Andrej Kapcár, Ph.D.

Anotace

V originále

Occult topics, often connected with paranormal and supernatural phenomena, have been resonating through pop-cultural visual depictions for some time. A noteworthy features is the imagination of the spaces where occult activities are conducted or play a significant role within the story – this ranges from dark basements, forests, cemeteries, hospitals, and schools. While often varying in their location, a closer analysis reveals common features which artists and writers tend to associate with the occult. Some creators are indeed influenced by the historical record, but on many occasions the artist simply amplifies certain “occult” features to increase aesthetic appeal. This appeal has a strong effect on the non-fictional world, where these features are likely to be integrated into contemporary occult practice. Especially in the branche of magical known as Chaos Magick, the line between fiction and non-fiction is consciously blurred. Here the circle of art imitating life and life imitating art is completed. This paper examines these features, creating categories of ritual spaces depicted in popular culture, and comparing them with those of modern occultists, in an attempt to analyze how they mutually influence each other.

Návaznosti

MUNI/A/1521/2023, interní kód MU

Název: Nejistota, interkulturní komunikace a ontologická politika v antropocénu

Investor: Masarykova univerzita, Nejistota, interkulturní komunikace a ontologická politika v antropocénu

Citovat

KAPCÁR, Andrej. Spatial Occultism: Placement and Spaces of Occult Ritual Practice Within Pop Culture. In Aaron French, Katharina Waldner. Modernity and the Construction of Sacred Space. University of Erfurt: De Gruyter Oldenbourg, 2024, s. 103-126. Modernity and the Construction of Sacred Space. ISBN 978-3-11-106138-2. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9783111062624.

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KAPCÁR, Andrej. Spatial Occultism: Placement and Spaces of Occult Ritual Practice Within Pop Culture. In Aaron French, Katharina Waldner. \textit{Modernity and the Construction of Sacred Space}. University of Erfurt: De Gruyter Oldenbourg, 2024, s.~103-126. Modernity and the Construction of Sacred Space. ISBN~978-3-11-106138-2. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9783111062624.

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