282 KB54 KB198420252007Črnič, Alešletnik:23številka:56str. 21-37ISSN:0352-3608COBISSID:26988637URN:URN:NBN:SI:doc-EQ74SZ7PslFakulteta za družbene vedeSlovensko sociološko društvoDružboslovne razpraveDrnovšek, Janez, 1950-2008duhovnostjavno delovanjeNew spiritual movementsNew spiritualismNova duhovna gibanjaNova duhovnostPoliticiansPolitikipredsednik republikePredsednikiPresidentsSloveniaSlovenijaPredsednik za novo dobo| religiološka analiza Drnovškovega obrata|The article analyses a turnaround in the public activities of Slovenian President Janez Drnovšek who in the last two years has evolved from a typical technocratic politician into a politician with a clear mission. His earlier strict political and economic emphasis has given way to a very unambiguous social, ecological and spiritual endeavour and he has also simultaneously changed his way of acting: before he was reluctant to act publicly in any way and now all of a sudden he is intensively communicating with the public and leading all sorts of public initiatives. With his new activities he has adopted the eclectic and syncretic language of New-Age spirituality which is critical of established religious institutions and their formalised spirituality and, in turn, is offering a subjective type of spirituality and a holistic worldview. But, in spite of his radical shift towards New-Age discourse, the Slovenian President remains one of the most popular politicians. This indicates changes in the social status of the New-Age movement which during its beginnings in the late 1960s was a typical counterculture but along with its intensive popularisation its numerous ideas and practices have obviously become a legitimate part of the dominant Western cultureČlanek analizira obrat v javnem delovanju predsednika Republike Slovenije Janeza Drnovška, ki se je v zadnjih dveh letih prelevil iz izrazito tehnokratskega politika v politika s poslanstvom. Ta obrat je potekal na nivoju vsebine s prenosom pozornosti od ozke politike in ekonomije k ekologiji, duhovnosti in socialnim vprašanjem, na nivoju forme pa z očitnim prehodom od prevladujoče zakulisnega, javnosti skritega delovanja k nadvse intenzivni in heterogeni komunikaciji ter k odprtim, včasih tudi aktivističnim javnim akcijam. Pri tem se je Drnovšek opiral na eklektično in sinkretično duhovnost nove dobe (new age), ki je kritična do etabliranih religijskih institucij in njihove formalizirane duhovnosti, sama pa temelji na subjektivnem tipu duhovnosti z močno izkustveno razsežnostjo ter na samouresničenju posameznika, ki ga skupaj s celotnim univerzumom pojmuje holistično. Kljub izraziti javni rabi novodobniškega diskurza pa Drnovšek ostaja med najbolj priljubljenimi slovenskimi politiki, kar zgovorno priča o spremenjenem družbenem položaju novodobniškega gibanja, ki je bilo ob svojih začetkih v šestdesetih letih 20. stoletja tipična kontrakultura, med intenzivno popularizacijo v zadnjih desetletjih pa so novodobniške ideje in prakse očitno postale legitimen del dominantne zahodne kultureTEXTznanstveno časopisjejournalsSlovenian National E-content AggregatorNational and University Library of SloveniaSlovensko sociološko društvo