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Postmodern Spirituality
(The Donner Institute, Åbo Akademi, 2009)
Postmodern Spirituality is an umbrella term that covers a broad number of beliefs and approaches that fall under a common, though rather fuzzy, category. Within this category, one finds a wide variety of spiritual practices ...
Religion and the Body
(The Donner Institute, Åbo Akademi, 2011)
During recent years, the body has become a central focus of religious studies. The understanding of religion as a solely intellectual practice of beliefs, norms and convictions is giving way to a broader understanding of ...
Pilgrimages Today
(The Donner Institute, Åbo Akademi, 2010)
Pilgrimages can tentatively be described as journeys undertaken by individuals or groups to a place, which for the persons involved in the journey is of great importance; either for religious or spiritual reasons or for ...
Western Esotericism
(The Donner Institute, Åbo Akademi, 2008)
The concept of Western Esotericism includes a multiplicity of traditions and lines of thought included in Western culture, from antiquity and the renaissance up to modern times. It is often used to refer to different forms ...
Post-secular Religious Practices
(The Donner Institute, Åbo Akademi, 2012)
The theme of the current volume of Scripta is the emerging field of research connected to Post-secular religious practices. Special attention is given to the trend of combining a renewed openness to questions of the spirit ...
Exercising Power: The Role of Religions in Concord and Conflict
(The Donner Institute, Åbo Akademi, 2006)
The current volume is based on papers presented at the conference by the same name, arranged by the Finnish Society for the Study of Religion (SUS) together with the European Association for the Study of Religion (EASR) ...
The Mercator-Hondius Atlas at the Donner Institute
(The Donner Institute, Åbo Akademi, 2016)
This introduction describes the background and reasons why the Mercator-Hondius atlas analysed in this issue became part of the library collection of the Donner Institute.
Ritualistics
(The Donner Institute, Åbo Akademi, 2003)
The problem of ritual has been a central topic of religious studies since the earliest days of the research tradition. Rituals offer material for interesting paths of inquiry related to both historical and contemporary ...
Digital Religion
(The Donner Institute, Åbo Akademi, 2013)
The current volume of Scripta focuses on the contemporary interface between religion and new internet technologies under the heading Digital Religion. The aim of the volume is to explore the complex relationship between ...
Book reviews
(The Donner Institute, Åbo Akademi, 2011)
Four book reviews are included in this issue of Approaching Religion:
The Process of Buddhist-Christian Dialogue (2009) by Paul O. Ingram is reviewed by Dr Teuvo Laitila. The book deals with contemporary dialogues between ...