RAS History & PhilologyЭтнографическое обозрение Ethno review

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Touching upon the Sacred: Seven Rila Lakes and the Universal White Brotherhood in Bulgaria

PII
S0869-54150000392-4-1
DOI
10.7868/S50000392-4-1
Publication type
Article
Status
Published
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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

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