New Age Pilgrimages in Bulgaria
New Age Pilgrimages in Bulgaria
Author(s): Evgenia TroevaSubject(s): Anthropology, Theology and Religion, Comparative Studies of Religion, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Culture and social structure
Published by: Институт за етнология и фолклористика с Етнографски музей при БАН
Keywords: Pilgrimage; New Age; Religion
Summary/Abstract: This article is dedicated to the New Age pilgrimages in Bulgaria in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. It presents various types of pilgrim destinations: natural landmarks and cultural sites with a primarily religious character. Some specific aspects of the New Age pilgrimages in Bulgaria are outlined, such as the interest in ‘Thracian’ and ‘Proto-Bulgarian’ sites and beliefs, the influence of Dаnovism, and the inclusion of Orthodox religious centres in New Age sacred geography. The New Age pilgrimages are seen as a manifestation of postmodern religiosity, in which the leading idea is to acquire a personal experience of the respective sites of energy/power in the search for spiritual transformation.
Journal: Български фолклор
- Issue Year: XLII/2016
- Issue No: Special
- Page Range: 054-071
- Page Count: 18
- Language: English
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