Searching for authentic living through native faith : The Maausk movement in Estonia

A number of native faith groups, with a special relationship to nature and practices inspired by traditional folk beliefs, have grown in popularity in Central and Eastern Europe since the collapse of the socialist regimes. This study looks at the formation and practices of one such group in Estonia called Maausk, by examining the perspectives and experiences of the practitioners. Through sensory ethnography the analysis has been particularly directed towards the embodied aff ective experiences a