"Domestic Hinduism", Culture of Print and the "New Religions"

FUJDA, Milan. "Domestic Hinduism", Culture of Print and the "New Religions". In Twenty Years and More: Research into Minority Religions, New Religious Movements and the New Spirituality - Annual conference of the Centre for Studies on New Religions (CESNUR; in cooperation with INFORM and ISORECEA), London, Great Britain. 2008.

Basic information

Original name

"Domestic Hinduism", Culture of Print and the "New Religions"

Authors

FUJDA, Milan (203 Czech Republic, guarantor)

Edition

Twenty Years and More: Research into Minority Religions, New Religious Movements and the New Spirituality - Annual conference of the Centre for Studies on New Religions (CESNUR; in cooperation with INFORM and ISORECEA), London, Great Britain, 2008

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Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Prezentace na konferencích

Field of Study

60300 6.3 Philosophy, Ethics and Religion

Country of publisher

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14210/08:00039722

Organization unit

Faculty of Arts

Keywords in English

acculturation of Hinduism;modernity;new religions;media;detraditionalization

Tags

International impact, Reviewed

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Abstract

V originále

In Czech as well as in another European societies certain notions of "Indian" origin became widespread during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, especially in the context of occultism. This was enabled by certain changes in European societies carried on by modernization processes. Modernization did not mean just rationalization, industrialization etc., but also very radical change in communication and interaction due to development of printed media. This had extraordinary impact on religion and led to privatization, detraditionalization (or rather various reconstructions of traditions) and even formation of new forms of religious organizations - even the church as we understand it today is the product of modernization, organization very different form medieval church. On the background of these processes and changes and with reference to my studies of acculturation of "Hinduism" in Czech occultism I will try to clarify some misunderstandings related to such notions like the opposition of traditional religions - new religions, spirituality - religion and the foreign origin of certain "new religions of oriental origin".

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Links

028899, interní kód MU

Name: Religion and Values: Central and Eastern European Research Network (Acronym: REVACERN) Investor: European Union