Visual representations of religion and new spirituality in public space – an example of Olsztyn and the surrounding area Cover Image

Wizualne przedstawienia religii i nowej duchowości w przestrzeni publicznej – na przykładzie Olsztyna i okolic
Visual representations of religion and new spirituality in public space – an example of Olsztyn and the surrounding area

Author(s): Agnieszka Zduniak
Subject(s): Sociology of Culture, Sociology of Religion
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Warmińsko-Mazurskiego w Olsztynie
Keywords: visual sociology; sociology of religion; institutional religion; privatized religion; new sprituality; cultural religion;

Summary/Abstract: Contemporary culture is a culture dominated by the ubiquity of images and the visual representations and manifestations concern religion and spirituality as well. The aim of the article is to present local representations of: institutional religion, privatized religion, new spirituality and cultural religion. The main research method is the analysis of photographs taken in and around Olsztyn in the spring of 2018. The research made it possible to draw conclusions about, among other things, conventionalized images of religion.

  • Issue Year: 2023
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 131-150
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Polish