Year: 2004
Type: article
Abstract: This article presents a case study of one rural sacred place in North-West Russia.It focuses on the folklore related to this particular sacred place, that is, narratives told by different groups of believers to confirm the sanctity of the shrine.These groups (pilgrims who come from urban centres, a local priest and church activists, local common people and migrants) choose different types of stories, or even genres, when they talk about the sacred.Thus, in contemporary Russian provinces one could find different styles of religiosity, or different religious cultures, which coexist and sometimes compete with each other.
Author: Jeanne Kormina
Language: English
Topic: Religious Tourism and Spaces
Subfield: Geography, Planning and Development
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2134357342