religionГосударство, религия, церковь в России и за рубежомState, Religion and Church in Russia and Worldwide2073-72032073-7211РАНХиГС10.22394/2073-7203-2022-40-1-293-312religion-185Research ArticleVARIAVARIAТрадиционализм без традиции: к проблеме измерения нью-эйдж духовностиTraditionalism without Tradition: Measuring the New Age SpiritualityТюхтяевА.TiukhtiaevA.

Андрей Тюхтяев — независимый исследователь 

Санкт-Петербург

Andrei Tiukhtiaev — Independent Researcher

Saint Petersburg

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В статье рассматривается проблема измерения социального масштаба нью-эйдж духовности. Попытки оценить распространенность этой формы религиозности приводят к противоречивому выводу — число открытых приверженцев нью-эйдж крайне мало, в то время как отдельные эзотерические верования и практики имеют в разы большую популярность. Главный тезис автора сводится к тому, что для более корректного измерения количества приверженцев нью-эйдж необходимо подкреплять количественные исследования качественными данными. В социологических опросах принято ожидать от респондента согласия с определенным верованием или утверждением. Этнографический материал, собранный в нью-эйдж паломничестве на юге России, показывает, что солидаризация с верованиями и нарративами — не самый главный критерий принадлежности. Несмотря на традиционалистский характер паломничества, его организаторы и активные участники не всегда готовы безусловно соглашаться с ключевыми идеологемами эзотерического традиционализма. Поэтому для оценки масштаба нью-эйдж духовности важно в большей степени полагаться на информацию о том, в каких практиках люди участвуют, а не на то, как они себя идентифицируют.

The paper deals with the issue of measuring New Age spirituality’s social impact. Attempts to estimate the prevalence of this kind of religiosity reveal a contradiction — the number of New Age follow ers is extremely low while esoteric beliefs and practices have much more popularity. The author’s main thesis is that it is necessary to combine quantitative research with qualitative data for more accurate measuring. There is a tendency in sociological surveys to expect that respondents would agree with certain beliefs or statements. Ethnographic data collected in New Age pilgrimage in southern Russia demonstrate that the identification with beliefs and narratives is not the main indicator of belonging. Despite the traditionalist background of pilgrimage, its activists would not always have complete agreement on key ideas of esoteric traditionalism. It is important to rely upon the data demonstrating practices people are involved in instead of information about how they identify themselves.

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