Liselotte Frisk, Högskolan Dalarna -...
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What do popular and contemporary
expressions of religiosity look like?
How much (how many people are engaged)?
Why (is contemporary religiosity expressed as
it is)?
Popular religious expressions and arenas
outside traditional churches
Producers – social meetings (lectures,
classes, sessions)
Number of practitioners
Number of methods offered by them
N=440
N=737
% (practitioners)
Holistic massage-techniques (shiatsu,
acupressure, reflexology, Rosen)35.2
Western healing methods (homeopathy,
kinesiology, reconnective healing)32.0
Eastern body-mind exercises (yoga,
meditation, zen, mindfulness)28.9
Eastern healing methods (ayurveda,
acupuncture, reiki, diksha)26.4
Holistic psychoterapy (life coaching,
personal development, relaxation)19.1
Spiritualist methods (shamanism,
channelling, animal communication)16.1
Divination (tarot, astrology) 6.6
Harmonization of environment
(geomantics, Feng Shui)3.2
Healing
Body important
Different cultural origins
”Smörgåsbord” – and change
Personal experience and practice
Gender
Religion? Spirituality?
Arenas: retreat centres, health institutes,
spiritual and health fairs
277,000 inhabitants
440 practitioners
100 priests
6,300 participants once aweek (4,400?)
2.7 % 20-64 yrs (1.6 %)
Sunday service: 8,100 participants