RT Article
T1 A Study of the Neopagan Movement in Romania and Methodological Challenges Involved
JF Religions
VO 14
IS 10
A1 Mureșan, Radu Petre
LA English
PB MDPI
YR 2023
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1866347926
AB In Romania, the neo-pagan communities are being organized and are working to define their identity in the middle of a Christian environment. In turn, individuals claiming to be neopagans begin to affirm themselves in the public space. While the neopagan phenomenon in Central and Eastern Europe has been investigated over recent years by religious, anthropological, and sociological studies, the issue has been scarcely tackled in Romania. The very few studies concerning the neopagan phenomenon in Romania are largely based on web sources, with all the methodological shortcomings that such an investigation implies. The present study aims to outline the status quo of the neopagan presence in the Romanian context and to list some of the methodological challenges that its investigation involves. By highlighting the peculiarities of the neopagan phenomenon in Romania, the author hopes to offer a useful working tool to specialists in missionary studies or missiology as a theological discipline.
K1 Missiology
K1 mission studies
K1 Postmodernism
K1 Religious Identity
K1 Neopaganism
DO 10.3390/rel14101308