Esoteric Everydayness: the Problem of the Occult, Para-psychological, Esoteric, Magical Discourse in Lithuania
Aušra Kristina Pažėraitė
Religija ir kultūra 2011 DOI: 10.15388/relig.2011.0.2750 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Key points | Argues that Lithuanian public discourse on esoteric, occult, magic, paranormal, and psychic phenomena includes several distinguishable categories of opposing attitudes, and proposes a categorization of these movements and phenomena in Lithuania based on contemporary scholarly definitions of esotericism, occultism, and magic. The analysis is framed by debates over regulatory legislation concerning such phenomena in media. |
Abstract
In this article, the author examines public discourse in Lithuania (of the beginning of twentyfirst century) concerning esoteric, occult, magic, paranormal, psychic phenomena and practices, in the context of formulation some regulatory legislations on their functioning in media. In this examination several categories of opposing these practices and phenomena attitudes have been identified. And finally, have been provided categorization of this type of movements and phenomena in Lithuania in accordance to definitions of esotericism, occultism, and magic, proposed by contemporary researchers in this field of scientific researches.