Finding Freire: Punk, praxis and the quest for spirituality in Krishnacore
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Dines, M. 2023. Finding Freire: Punk, praxis and the quest for spirituality in Krishnacore. Religions. 14 (10). https://doi.org/10.3390/rel14101263
Type | Article |
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Title | Finding Freire: Punk, praxis and the quest for spirituality in Krishnacore |
Authors | Dines, M. |
Abstract | Building upon earlier research, this paper unpacks the complex relationship between punk and Krishna Consciousness, in this instance through the lens of Paulo Freire’s notion of praxis. Here, the intersection between punk, the Hare Krishna movement and the corresponding relationship between auto-didacticism and spirituality are examined as a means of interrogating subcultural participation and the hegemonic dominance of the anti-religious sentiment within punk. Freire’s approach is examined within the context of this relationship, specifically regarding the inquisi-tiveness of the individual as they begin the process of engaging with Krishna Consciousness and spirituality, especially from the standpoint of punk. The importance here lies in the learning pro-cess being in a state of flux, where the continual re-creation of knowledge and inquiry becomes a means of consolidating the dialectical relationship between the self and the world around it. Here, punk becomes a valuable space in which to discover new ideas, a means of developing an aesthetic and subcultural/religious/spiritual membership within a framework of auto-didacticism; of illu-minating the dialectical, hermeneutic relationship between consciousness and the world around us, central to Freire’s concept of praxis. |
Keywords | punk; praxis; Krishnacore; critical pedagogy |
Sustainable Development Goals | 4 Quality education |
Middlesex University Theme | Creativity, Culture & Enterprise |
Publisher | MDPI AG |
Journal | Religions |
ISSN | |
Electronic | 2077-1444 |
Publication dates | |
Online | 05 Oct 2023 |
Oct 2023 | |
Publication process dates | |
Submitted | 17 Aug 2023 |
Accepted | 21 Sep 2023 |
Deposited | 15 Dec 2023 |
Output status | Published |
Publisher's version | License File Access Level Open |
Copyright Statement | Copyright: © 2023 by the author. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. |
Additional information | This article belongs to the Special Issue Researches with Spirituality and Music: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/religions/special_issues/RSMUSIC |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.3390/rel14101263 |
Language | English |
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