Religión en el joven Hegel / Religion in the Young Hegel by Rafael Aragüés Aliaga

“…</p><strong><em>Keywords</em>:</strong> folk religion, positivity, the young Hegel, Kant and Rousseau.…”
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The construing of the spirit in nature: a case between Tübingen and Berna<br>A realização do espírito na natureza: um caso entre Tübingen e Berna by Pedro Geraldo Aparecido Novelli

“…The chosen text deals with the official religion and the folk religion. For Hegel the dichotomic dualism reason – senses translated into the excluding distinction soul – body implies the impoverishment of religion poor as well as of its transforming role.…”
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An Analysis of Religious Implications in Forough Farrokhzad’s Poetry in Light of Peirce’s Semiotic Theory by Habibollah Abbasi, Ramak Ramyar

“…The implications are therefore objective, tangible, and related to folk religion.…”
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Doctrinal and Physical Marginality in Christian Death: The Burial of Unbaptized Infants in Medieval Italy by Madison Crow, Colleen Zori, Davide Zori

“…These reveal that, in addition to utilizing orthodox measures of appealing for divine help through the saints, laypeople of the Middle Ages turned to folk religion and midwifery practices such as “life testing” of unresponsive infants using water or other liquids. …”
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The Sacred River: State Ritual, Political Legitimacy, and Religious Practice of the Jidu in Imperial China by Teng Li

“…In the fourth section, I, for the first time, examine the interaction between the Jidu cult and other religious traditions including Daoism, Buddhism, and folk religion.…”
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Ritual, Legend, and Metaphor: Narratives of the Willow in Yuan <i>Zaju</i> by Qian Wang, Qiong Yang

“…The frequent use of “willow leaf-shaped eyebrows” (<i>liumei</i> 柳眉) and “willow-like waist” (<i>liuyao</i> 柳腰) in Yuan <i>zaju</i> as metaphorical references to women can be seen as a continuation of the great literary tradition of <i>Shijing</i> 詩經 (The Book of Songs) and also as a dramatic enactment of the fertility cult of the willow and women in Chinese folk religion. Evidence abounds that the narratives about the willow in Yuan <i>zaju</i> were not a new creation but an artistic manifestation of centuries-old folk belief and literary tradition.…”
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Rahvaluule mõiste kujunemine Eestis by Tiiu Jaago

“…The 1990s was a tumultuous decade in the Estonian society - the crisis in Estonian folkloristic studies was reflected in the following phenomena: theory lagged behind practice, the research priorities hitherto (Kalevala-song, folklore's poetics) were substituted for newer ones (folk religion, heritage group folklore), modern folklore arose as equal next to the folklore of the past. …”
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Is the shaman indeed risen in post-Soviet Siberia? by Olle Sundström

“…Potapov himself delineates Altaic ‘shamanism’s’ development from a ‘state religion’to a ‘folk religion’. From this perspective it might seem remarkable that ‘shamanism’ should not have survived 70 years of atheist repression, missionary work and the Soviet transformation of society. …”
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Editorial by Jay Willoughby

“…In interfaith terms, their intellectuals are involved in other discourses: Islam and Buddhism, Confucianism, communism, folk religion, cultural chauvinism, and others. To cite an example, one of my Cham Muslim friends from Vietnam translated the Qur’an into Vietnamese several years ago. …”
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中国古典小说与戏曲中的二郎神形象 = The image of Er Lang Shen in classical Chinese fiction and drama by 李雪 Li, Xue

“…Chapter Three looks at his effect as a character, and also the relationship of the Er Lang Shen image with folk religion.…”
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Oskar Looritsa portree Tartu Ülikoolile esitatud aruannete valguses by Tiiu Jaago

“…In 1926, he presented his research on Livonian folk religion, for which he was awarded a doctoral degree in folkloristics. …”
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Folk Śākta tantric (goddess-oriented) performances in South Asia: theory, ethnography, and historical processes by Martin, M

“…</p> <p>To date, no exploration of Śākta Tantric ritual in Nepal and South India has coordinated historical, ethnographic, and theoretical analysis effectively: in response, this study's scope will bridge academic boundaries to illuminate the relationships that enmesh Tantric goddesses, folk religion, ritual performance, kinship, and political movements in contemporary South Asia. …”

Las creencias en el asfalto: La sacralización como una forma de apropiación del espacio público en la ciudad de México As crenças no asfalto: A sacralização como uma forma de aprop... by María Ana Portal

“…This sacred quality is achieved by installing crucifixes, altars and niches for virgins and saints. These symbols of folk religion not only adorn public sites, but also offer protection, serve as mnemonic devices and manage spatial liminality -all this in a chaotic city where public spaces are considered to be almost extinct. …”
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The Interplay of Rites and Customs: The Evolution and Regional Propagation of the Religion of Crown Prince Zhaoming by Tinglin Sun

“…The interplay, fusion and peaceful coexistence between “rites” and “customs” is the normative state of folk religions in traditional society in China, as well as one of the key reasons why many folk religions continue to flourish and play a societal role.…”
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Metaphysical Concept of Secularization versus Islamic Concept of Secularization by Volkan ERTİT

“…That is because the metaphysical discussion that defines secularization as the decline in the social influence of metaphysical realm (religion, religion-like mechanisms, folk religions, superstitious beliefs, etc.) is overshadowed by the Islamic definition describing secularization as "irreligiousness" or "non-Islamism". …”
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Popular Religions and Multiple Modernities: A Framework for Understanding Current Religious Transformations by Cristián Parker

“…Popular, ethnic, and folk religions endure in all regions of the planet, but specially in underdeveloped or developing non-Western countries. …”
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Guwonpa, WMSCOG, and Shincheonji: Three Dynamic Grassroots Groups in Contemporary Korean Christian NRM History by David W. Kim, Won-il Bang

“…The socio-political transformation from feudalism to modernisation emaciated the religiosity of the traditional beliefs (Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, shamanism, and folk religions). Colonial Korea experienced the major turning point in which various syncretic NRMs surfaced with alternative visions and teachings. …”
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Family Structure, Market Competition and Local Culture: The Mechanisms of Religious mobility beyond Christianity by Zixi Liu

“…Buddhism has the highest retentive capacity for reducing religious switching, and folk religions have the highest attractive capacity to win over switchers from other religious communities.…”
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The Religious Revival in China by Hongyi Harry Lai

“…It suggests that China's religions are diverse, encompassing offi cial, unoffi cial, and folk religions, and that the revival is signifi cant and visible. …”
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Studying Religiosity and Spirituality: A Review of Macro, Micro, and Meso-Level Approaches by Patricia Snell Herzog, David P. King, Rafia A. Khader, Amy Strohmeier, Andrew L. Williams

“…Similarly, while the study of religiosity is considerably centered around Christianity, this analysis extends beyond Christianity, to the extent possible in extant studies, to include publications investigating other world religious traditions, such as African spirituality, African witchcraft, Afro-Caribbean religious traditions, Buddhism, Confucianism, folk religions, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Mormonism, Neo-paganism, New Religious Movements (NRMs), Shamanism, Sikhism, Spiritism, Taoism, and spirituality generally. …”
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