Asszonyi Eszter
Photography MA
thesis
"MOTHER EARTH, I HEAR YOUR VOICE" - REFLEXIVE SPIRITUALITY AND NEOPAGAN MOVEMENTS IN POST-SECULAR HUNGARY
As a result of the postmodern turn, we are not experiencing the disappearance of religion, but its transformation. Due to these changes, both in the world and in Hungary, we are witnessing growing interest for the neo-pagan movements and individual religiosity that points to a reflexive spiritual attitude. In my thesis I examine how can an individual belief system and the practices which are based on a syncretic worldview help the individual to strive for a sustainable life in harmony with nature. Due to the personal relevance of my topic and research it can also be interpreted as an auto-ethnography.
masterwork
Middle world
My grandpa was born with six fingers and my family says I should not endow this with meaning: shamans existed only in the distant past, now around us there is only one God. Or maybe more. As we shape our own religious belief system with rules and practices we create our own world around us. In my project Middle World I deal with private rites and bricollage religiosity. I examine how Christian and pagan practices are mixed in individual belief systems in today's Hungary, where connection with nature also plays a central role.
supervisor
Máté Gábor
consultant
Povedák István
