Lauku un pilsētvides tradīciju saskare dziednieku praksēs mūsdienās
The Interaction of Rural and Urban Traditions in Contemporary Healing Practices

Summary/Abstract: The research delves into healing traditions within urban environments, offering a detailed analysis of individual healers’ experiences and the reception by their clients through a case study approach. It draws upon a historical and contemporary context provided by research spanning different eras, along with published and unpublished archival materials and interviews with healing practitioners. This publication is grounded in a qualitative study of contemporary healing practices, explored within the framework of contemporary spirituality, distinct from charming raditions. Additionally, the article offers insights into historical research on rural and urban folklore and traditions, outlines the legal and regulatory framework governing contemporary healing practices in Latvia, and elucidates the similarities and integration of these practices into the broader spectrum of contemporary spirituality in Europe and worldwide. The term contemporary spirituality encompasses the diverse habits of contemporary society, characterised by the eclecticism and pluralism in religious beliefs and systems, spiritual and transnational healing practices, and various research approaches focusing on expressions of contemporary spirituality such as New Age, Wicca, Western esotericism, Neopaganism, among others.

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