Nature Faith and Native Faith as Integrative Spiritualities in Hungarian Ecovillages. (28th May 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Farkas, Judit
• Is Part Of: Journal for the study of religion, nature and culture. Volume 12:Number 2(2018)
• Page Start: 125
• Page End: 146
• Publication Date: 2018-05-28
• Subjects: neopaganism -- native faith -- eco-paganism -- ecovillages; Human ecology -- Religious aspects -- Periodicals; Environmental protection -- Religious aspects -- Periodicals; Ecology -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Periodicals; Ecology -- Religious aspects -- Periodicals; 201.7705
• DOI: 10.1558/jsrnc.29630
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1749-4907

Abstract

Abstract : A basic assumption in contemporary research on religion is that religion is not an abstract system with 'neat' compartments, but a system that changes and adapts as human beings encounter, understand, interpret, and practice it. Within this basic understanding, religion scholar Marion Bowman has proposed the term 'integrative spirituality' to refer specifically to lifestyle choices that combine an eclectic mix of spiritual ideas and practices to produce highly personalized forms of religiosity. I argue that we can understand the spiritual life of Hungarian ecovillages through this lens. Ecovillages are 'intentional' communities, that is, village communities created with conscious efforts. Their inhabitants' objective is to create settlements that