The Negotiation of Borders between "Religion" and "Spirituality" : The Case of the Czech Spiritual Milieu

ONDRAŠINOVÁ, Michaela. The Negotiation of Borders between "Religion" and "Spirituality" : The Case of the Czech Spiritual Milieu. In Spaces and Borders : Current Research on Religion in Central and Eastern Europe. Berlin: Walter de Guyter, 2011, p. 33-47. Religion and Society, Volume 51. ISBN 978-3-11-022813-7.

Basic information

• Original name: The Negotiation of Borders between "Religion" and "Spirituality" : The Case of the Czech Spiritual Milieu
• Authors: ONDRAŠINOVÁ, Michaela (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution).
• Edition: Berlin, Spaces and Borders : Current Research on Religion in Central and Eastern Europe, p. 33-47, 15 pp. Religion and Society, Volume 51, 2011.
• Publisher: Walter de Guyter

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Chapter(s) of a specialized book
• Field of Study: 60300 6.3 Philosophy, Ethics and Religion
• Country of publisher: Germany
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• Publication form: printed version "print"
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14210/11:00055970
• Organization unit: Faculty of Arts
• ISBN: 978-3-11-022813-7
• Keywords in English: spirituality; detraditionalization; discourse analysis; identity
• Tags: rivok
• Tags: International impact, Reviewed

Abstract

The study considers those sociological conceptions of new, detraditionalized forms of spirituality which puts these forms in contrast to established religions. It discusses (and doubts about) the usefulness of the dichotomy "religion versus (detraditionalized) spirituality" which is sometimes employed within sociology of religion (e.g. Heelas, Woodhead 2005). The study is based on qualitative research of discursive strategies of Czech spiritual seekers and analyses the ways of inventing, maintaining as well as challenging of the boundaries between detraditionalized spirituality and institutionalized religion in their accounts. Additionally, it considers the question in what ways is the distinction between "religion" and "spirituality" employed in self-presentations of participants in the spiritual milieu and analyses the instances of interactions between "religious" and "spiritual" identity.

Links

• 028899, interní kód MU: Name: Religion and Values: Central and Eastern European Research Network (Acronym: REVACERN)

Investor: European Union