- PII
- S0869-54150000392-4-1
- DOI
- 10.7868/S50000392-4-1
- Publication type
- Article
- Status
- Published
- Authors
- Volume/ Edition
- Volume / Issue 5
- Pages
- 10-19
- Abstract
- The article discusses the process of invention of the religious and the functions of the new sacred places in the contemporary culture. It draws on the case of the Seven Rila Lakes (Rila mountain, Bulgaria) which function as central sacred topos for the followers of the spiritual teacher Petar Dunov, or the community of the Universal White Brotherhood. It examines the pilgrimage to the Seven Lakes as important for the consolidation of the community event and its significance - as a reflection of the lack of sacredness in the postmodern contemporary culture.
- Keywords
- sacred places, new spirituality, revival of religion, post-socialism, Bulgaria, Universal White Brotherhood, Petar Dunov
- Date of publication
- 28.10.2025
- Year of publication
- 2025
- Number of purchasers
- 1
- Views
- 730
RAS History & PhilologyЭтнографическое обозрение Ethno review
- ISSN (Print) 0869-5415
- ISSN (Online) 3034-6274
Touching upon the Sacred: Seven Rila Lakes and the Universal White Brotherhood in Bulgaria
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