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Folk Orthodoxy
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Folk Orthodoxy is the folk religion and syncretic elements present in the Eastern Orthodox communities. It is a subgroup of folk Christianity, similar to Folk Catholicism. Peasants incorporated many p
15th-century fragment of the Russian icon Miracle of Florus and Laurus, Blaise, Spyridon
15th-century fragment of the Russian icon Miracle of Florus and Laurus, Blaise, Spyridon
Icon Trinity of the mixta, Tobolsk, 1729
Icon Trinity of the mixta, Tobolsk, 1729
Icon Miracle of St. Theodore of Amasea. Late 16th – early 17th centuries
Icon Miracle of St. Theodore of Amasea. Late 16th – early 17th centuries
Burning the straw effigy of Marzanna, on Maslenitsa holiday, in Belgorod
Burning the straw effigy of Marzanna, on Maslenitsa holiday, in Belgorod
Folk religion
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Folk religion, traditional religion, or vernacular religion comprises, according to religious studies and folkloristics, various forms and expressions of religion that are distinct from the doctrines
Folk Orthodoxy
…Bulgarian: народно православие, romanized: narodno pravoslavie; Serbian: народно православље, narodno pravoslavlje; Latvian: narodno pravoslavlje) is the folk religion and syncretic elements present in the Eastern Orthodox communities. It is a subgroup of folk Christianity, similar to Folk Catholicism. Peasants…
Shrine of Bixia at Mount Tai, Shandong, associated with Chinese folk religion
Shrine of Bixia at Mount Tai, Shandong, associated with Chinese folk religion
A Filipino Catholic home altar in Morden, Manitoba
A Filipino Catholic home altar in Morden, Manitoba
This picture was taken at a Malaysian Chinese home. This altar is dedicated to the three Pure Land sages, Avalokitesvara, and Sathya Sai Baba. On the
This picture was taken at a Malaysian Chinese home. This altar is dedicated to the three Pure Land sages, Avalokitesvara, and Sathya Sai Baba. On the left of the altar is a glass filled with rice. Joss sticks are stuck into it after the ancestors are invited to partake in the offering of food specially prepared for them on the Hungry Ghost festival prayers.
Gauchito Gil (left) and San La Muerte (right), two examples of Argentine folk saints
Gauchito Gil (left) and San La Muerte (right), two examples of Argentine folk saints