Neopaganism in a globalizing world (historical aspects and functional analysis)
This article attempts to analyze the reasons for the emergence and spread of new religious movements, including the New-Pagan format studing their functions in Russia at the end of XX century. The situation is considered the cultural and social crisis 90s generally, the development of various movements in postmodern culture and comparison with similar organizations in Europe. Trying to look through ontogeny any religious organizations. Just address the extent to explain the crisis of the last decade of the XX century and the development of various religious motions in postmodern culture. This paper describes the comparison of Russian organizations with similar trends in Europe. As observing the ontogeny of any religious community and the general cultural and social picture of contemporary Russian society. The article has touched on the idea of a tipping point of culture in the process of overcoming the cultural crisis of the Soviet society. When, realising of new problems which are related to national identity, reconstruction of traditional values that are also based on the interest in Slavic topics, enthusiasm about eastern culture, trying to build a dialogue with the outside world, changing the political situation. All of that reflects in the new movements, which are a reaction to the socio-political crisis. The most important part goes to the neo-pagan movements; they have become the most advantageous combination of such reactions.