Les rendez-vous manqués de l'anthropologie et du chamanisme 1

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“…Both notions appear in texts whose assumptions are the psychologization of religion in the secular context. The idea that New Age implies a kind of relative individual autonomy of practicing a religion of the self or, more specifically a spirituality of the self, often without institutional mediations, have an important place in many discussions of New Age (Amaral, 2000;Bender & McRoberts, 2012;Camurça, 2003;Carozzi, 1999;Champion, 1993;Magnani, 2000;Oliveira, 2014;Torre, 2011).…”

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“…There is also a remarkable phenomenon of cultural appropriation of several Eastern ideas and practices by Euro-American societies, a process through which religious elements are translated in terms of psychotherapeutic techniques often described as 'spiritual' (Barnes, 1998). Either way, the ascertainment of the close link between the notion of New Age and the notion of spirituality is also noticeable in the apparent swap of its visible features: both are understood as a form of 'strictly personal' connection with the sacred (Torre, 2011).…”

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Spirituality and ecology within the phenomenological realm of secularity

Brito

2020

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This article is based on theoretical analysis and empirical material gathered by means of socio-anthropological research. The aim is to present some reflections on the relations between ecology, spirituality and secularity as three intricate aspects of modern thought. First, the methodological contribution of the article is questioning the aprioristic association between New Age and spirituality. Later, there is an analysis of ecological thought and spirituality, addressing the broader context of secularity understood as immanent frame of experience. Finally, the article proposes some possible directions to the study of spirituality and ecology without the methodological pitfalls disentangled alongside the text.

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Spirituality and ecology within the phenomenological realm of secularity

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2020

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Ultra-baroque Catholicism: Multiplied images and decentered religious symbols

Torre

2016

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This article addresses the effects of the mass production of religious images that is decentering the institutional management of Catholic symbols in Mexico. How do mass production and the global circulation of religious images in various types of media create new ways of practicing religion and professing faith today? In the search for answers to this question, two cases are presented. The first, Catholic baroque as a popular initiative, addresses the mass production of Catholic icons and how it deinstitutionalizes Catholic symbols. In the second, the case of the Mayan prophesy for 2012, the manner in which cultural industries are generating transmedia beliefs is revealed. The author argues that the synergy between popular baroque religiosity and the videocracy creates a new sort of ultra-baroque Catholicism based on superimposing images. (2) risquent-elles d'avoir sur les nouveaux modes de croyance et de pratique de la religiosité contemporaine? Pour répondre à cette question deux cas sont présentés ici. Le premier, « le baroque catholique en tant qu'initiative populaire », aborde la production massive des icônes religieuses du catholicisme qui influe sur la désinstitutionalisation des symboles catholiques. Le second cas présente la « prophétie maya 2012 » afin de montrer comment les industries culturelles génèrent des croyances transmédiatiques. Selon l'auteur, la synergie entre religiosité populaire baroque et la vidéocratie impulse une nouvelle sorte de catholicisme hyper-baroque basée sur la superposition d'images. KeywordsMots-clés apocalypse transmédiatique, baroque catholique, images, Mexique, prophétie maya, symboles du sacré

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O encantamento de sítios arqueológicos e a busca da transformação pessoal

Dansac¹

2021

Cienc. Soc. y Relig.

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Ethnographical studies increasingly testify the conversion of archaeological sites into places used for a myriad of spiritual purposes associated to the culture of personal transformation. Analyzing data gathered at contemporary spiritual practices held in Carnac, a megalithic site located in northwest France, this article argues that the resignification of ancient places as ‘sacred’ and ‘energetic’ is a strategy to develop and enact inner search and work on the self. Collected data provides understanding on the actor’s conceptualizations and uses given to this place, while also suggesting further inquiries to assess the relations between spirituality, personal transformation and the enchantment of archaeological sites.

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Les rendez-vous manqués de l'anthropologie et du chamanisme 1

Cited by 7 publications

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Spirituality and ecology within the phenomenological realm of secularity

Spirituality and ecology within the phenomenological realm of secularity

Ultra-baroque Catholicism: Multiplied images and decentered religious symbols

O encantamento de sítios arqueológicos e a busca da transformação pessoal

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