Metamorphoses of Religion and Spirituality in Central and Eastern Europe [Paperback]

This book offers a range of contemporary sociological reflections on new manifestations of religion, religiosity and spirituality in Central and Eastern Europe, a region that has seen significant social and political transformation.

This book offers a range of contemporary sociological reflections on new manifestations of religion, religiosity, and spirituality in Central and Eastern Europe, a region that has seen significant social and political transformation. It explores the development of cultural and religious trends, including secularisation, new spiritualit,y and a resurgence of religiosity outside of traditional structures. The theoretical and empirical contributions by established and emerging scholars address topics including: the experiences and values of young people, the role and influence of media, the relationship between public and private religion, and the position of state and institutions. The book will be of particular interest to sociologists of religion and others focused on contemporary Central and Eastern European societies.

Transmutation of Spiritual and Religious Mentality  Introduction  Part 1 The Metatoretical Dimension of Social and Religious Metamorphoses  1 Cultural Sociology of Religion in the Perspective of Comparative Religion  2 The Concept of Public Religion in the Context of the Development of the Sociology of Religion  The Perspective of the Central and Eastern Europe  3 Spirituality vs. Religiosity as an Impetus to the Discussion on the Change Factors in the Contemporary Sociology of Religion  4 Modern Directions of Development of Religion and Spirituality  An Attempt at Systematisation  5 New Spirituality as a Social and Cultural Megatrend  6 Metamorphoses of Religiosity in Poland  Post-Modern Spirituality or Religious Morality?  7 The Miracle of Mindfulness  Between the Discovery of thlSe