Historical, Philosophical, Political and Law Sciences, Culturology and Study of Art. Issues of Theory and Practice. Tambov: Gramota, 2010. № 1. P. 143-146.
RELIGIOUS ADOPTIONS AS THE WAY OF MAKING NEW CULTURAL IDENTITY IN AMERICAN NEOPAGANISM
Sarakayeva Asya Alievna
Astrahan State University Department of History and Archival Science
Abstract. In the article the adoptions from the religions and cultures of American, African and Asian nations used by the modern American neopagans and the conflicts connected with this process are described. The strategies used by neopagans for the legitimation of these adoptions are marked out.
Key words and phrases: неоязычество, религиозная традиция, культурная идентичность, культурный конфликт, культурное заимствование, neopaganism, religious tradition, cultural identity, cultural conflict, cultural adoption
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