La «Patchwork Religion» in prospettiva storica: Wovoka e la «Ghost Dance» del 1890
The social sciences have recognized in contemporary Western societies the existence of the «Patchwork Religion», a trend towards the construction of a spiritual experience characterized by the coexistence of elements from different religious traditions, exoteric and spiritual movements. The patchwo...
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Language: | Italian |
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2015
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Annali di studi religiosi
Year: 2015, Volume: 16, Pages: 95-117 |
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Summary: | The social sciences have recognized in contemporary Western societies the existence of the «Patchwork Religion», a trend towards the construction of a spiritual experience characterized by the coexistence of elements from different religious traditions, exoteric and spiritual movements. The patchwork idea focuses on the centrality of the individual, who - more or less consciously - chooses to tap into different traditions to build a religious sensibility. History has not yet thoroughly taken into account the category of «Patchwork Religion». On the contrary, it has explored the concept of syncretism, as presence in a religious belief of mythic elements, organization and rituals from different traditions, mainly on collective experiences. Our goal is to propose a case study to explore the heuristic potential of the category «Patchwork Religion» in a historical research. The 1890 Ghost Dance and the teaching of the Northern Paiute Prophet Wovoka contain all the elements that permit its inclusion in the category: the revelation to an individual, the prophetic dimension, and the coexistence of different religious traditions (principally Paiute, Christian, Lakota) in a single message. |
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ISSN: | 2284-3892 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Annali di studi religiosi
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.14598/ANNALI_STUDI_RELIG_16201506 |