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Secular Spirituality in Contemporary Sweden

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Summary, in English

In this paper I will examine the interspace where new religious systems and practices in contemporary Sweden meet the secularized society and give rise to a new, enchanted cosmos. I will discuss how this meeting has generated a science-like concept, the potential concept, which I would refer to as a common used notion within contemporary neo-spirituality, since there are similarities between the notion of an inner soul and the potential concept. I will also argue that the emergence of this new concept in the interspace between secular and religious has made the modern and disenchanted Swede to a secular spiritualist and a ritual technician.

Publishing year

2012

Language

English

Pages

303-321

Publication/Series

Swedish Missiological Themes

Volume

100

Issue

3

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Swedish Institute of Mission Research

Topic

  • History of Religions

Keywords

  • ritual technician
  • secular spirituality
  • potential concept
  • interspace

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 0346-217X