Neo-Paganism, Native Faith and indigenous religion: a case study of Malta within the European context

Rountree, Kathryn

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“…Moreover, contemporary Western religiosity is characterized by the revitalization of beliefs and pre-Christian local practices [6], as well as by the spread of new imported forms of spirituality [7]. That questions the irreversible by necessity nature of secularization.…”

Section: Historical Landmarksmentioning

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Characteristics of the Romanians' Religiosity Highlighted in Their Children's Drawings

Sorea

2018

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Section: Historical Landmarksmentioning

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Characteristics of the Romanians' Religiosity Highlighted in Their Children's Drawings

Sorea

2018

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“…"Embracing Maausk is a strategy for asserting a locally distinct ethnic identity alongside a fairly new pan-regional identity as a member of the European Union, to which Estonia was admitted in 2004" (Rountree 2014).…”

Section: Animism In Estonia Todaymentioning

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It Is a Living Thing: An Estonian Tradition Bearer and Supernatural Beings Called Haldjad

Berton-Reilly¹

2016

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A living example of Estonian traditional ways is a seventy-something Estonian-American woman who has kept alive the beliefs of her ancestors -all living things have a spirit, and their spirits are part of the Creator. This includes believing in the haldjad, or Little People. This ethnographic study demonstrates that many traditional beliefs with pre-Christian elements continue to be a way of living, even in modern America. The subject was born in Estonia during World War II, and later lived as a refugee in one of the American-run camps with her mother and three siblings from August 1945 to May 1950. Even though she was very young when she left Estonia, she inherited the traditional beliefs of her ancestors through her mother, beliefs that sustained her through the harsh displaced persons' camps and on to America. Her belief system includes the haldjad, whom she sees as her guardians and guides, who often manifest themselves as the Little People. Believing in the Little People is interwoven with the traditional Estonian belief system that everything is alive and sentient. She discusses the major differences in life philosophies between the conquering Germans and the Estonians, mainly how the German invaders emphasized domination over the land, as opposed to the Estonian peasants who worked with the land. She sees her worldview as being universal, especially in indigenous cultures, saying: "What we call the old religion is not a religion at all. It is simply a way of seeing life and living."

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“…According to Kathryn Rountree, in her article, "Neo-Paganism, Native Faith and Indigenous Religion: A Case Study of Malta within the European Context", Maausk (the traditional pre-Christian Estonian religion) is making a comeback. "Embracing Maausk is a strategy for asserting a locally distinct ethnic identity alongside a fairly new pan-regional identity as a member of the European Union, to which Estonia was admitted in 2004" (Rountree 2014).…”

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This special issue of the journal Folklore: Electronic Journal of Folklore is dedicated to belief narratives. The articles in the current issue are based on papers that were presented at two joint conferences that took place simultaneously in Macau (China) on March 23-28, 2015. Both conferences focused on the traditions of the supernatural: the conference under the heading Vernacular Religion, Folk Belief, and Traditions of the Supernatural concentrated on the representations of the supernatural in folklore, whereas the second conference, The Supernatural in Literature and Film, explored more specifically the role of the supernatural in literature and film. The idea of the conferences was to explore scientific theories and analyses regarding the concept of the supernatural and supernatural experiences, and find ways to compare respective data across cultures. The current journal issue offers a selection of articles and case studies that are additionally linked with the topic of belief narratives and narrativity, and investigate it from various angles. As for various reasons some of the initially planned authors could not be published, two other topical articles (authored by Victoria Chervaneva and Vito Carrassi) were added to the original selection. As a separate section, the journal presents a case analysis by Elizabeth Ann Berton-Reilly about an American Estonian woman, offering an example of how supernatural beliefs are integrated into life history narration and identity-building. Research on supernatural experiences, belief narratives, and vernacular belief in a broader sense has increasingly become a trend not only among folklorists, but also other scientists of the humanities (e.g. theologians, historians, scholars of literature). In earlier folklore research, the term 'folk belief' was mostly applied to peasant groups in culturally homogeneous village societies. In the recent decades the meaning of the term has expanded, covering also urban populations and internet communities, which are similarly important contexts where such traditions of creative cultural production develop and spread. The emphasis in research is not any more on 'folk', but rather on individuals, groups, and communities. As Adam Grydehoj, the main organiser of these two conferhttp://www.folklore.ee/folklore/vol65/introduction.pdf

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Neo-Paganism, Native Faith and indigenous religion: a case study of Malta within the European context

Cited by 10 publications

References 25 publications

Characteristics of the Romanians' Religiosity Highlighted in Their Children's Drawings

Characteristics of the Romanians' Religiosity Highlighted in Their Children's Drawings

It Is a Living Thing: An Estonian Tradition Bearer and Supernatural Beings Called Haldjad

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