"Manyje jau daug salos“ – šviesiai žalia Fuerteventūros gyvenimo būdo migrantų lietuvių religinė tapatybė
"I Have a Lot of Island in Me" – The Light Green Religious Identity of Lithuanian Lifestyle Migrants in Fuerteventura

Summary/Abstract: The article examines the role of nature spirituality in the Lithuanian lifestyle migration project on the island of Fuerteventura. Within lifestyle migration studies, the choice of non-economic migration from an emic perspective is linked to the aspiration of escaping Western societal issues to an alternative location perceived as offering an improved quality of life and meaning, while also facilitating a transformation of identity. Drawing on the perspective of natural spirituality articulated in the field of religious studies, the paper argues that some migrants articulate meanings and values that unexpectedly combine a consumerist orientation with environmental awareness and spiritual ideas and practices. This unforeseen hybridity is expounded through the concept of "Green Religion" which enables the exploration of the dynamics of identity (re)construction, alternative places, and migration as a way of life, choice, and sense-making.

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