Naslov
Becoming sacred. The use of body in identity transformation

Autori
Šantek, Goran Pavel

Izvornik
Traditiones - Institut za slovensko narodopisje, Ljubljana (0352-0447) 36 (2007), 1; 73-84

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
the Neocatechumenal Way; anthropology of religion; senses; body
(Neokatekumenski put; antropologija religije; osjeti; tijelo)

Sažetak
This paper will analyze various ways of using of the human body and senses in religious practice of the Catholic movement Neocatechumenal Way. This religious movement, established in Spain in 1960s, especially emphasizes ritual practice, which is considered to be the main instrument of communication with the sacred other. Innovations in ritual practice and their symbolic interpretations are followed by careful planning how to achieve full engagement, contemplative as well as bodily and sensory, of the members in ritual acts. The aim of the paper is to make a contribution, based on new fieldwork data, to the research of bodily and sensory dimensions of ritual practice.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Etnologija i antropologija

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