Practice of catholic folk piety as the expression of the dimension of national-religious identity

Tautinio-religinio tapatumo Lietuvoje atspindys – katalikų liaudiškasis pamaldumas. Straipsnyje analizuojami tautinio-religinio tapatumo raiškos katalikų liaudiškojo pamaldumo praktikomis ypatumai. Siekiama atskleisti, kokiu teoriniu pagrindu reikia remtis, empiriškai tiriant tautinio-religinio tapatumo fenomeną ir išskiriant jo raiškos dimensijas; kaip, taikant katalikų liaudiškojo pamaldumo praktikas, pasireiškia tautinis-religinis tapatumas, kokie psichologiniai-pedagoginiai, sociokultūriniai veiksniai turi tam įtakos. Išryškinama muzikos ir religijos sąsajų esmė, muzikinio-religinio identiteto samprata ir jo raiškos kriterijai, apibūdinamos katalikų liaudiškojo pamaldumo muzikinės raiškos formų (muzika, giesmės, rečitatyvai) ir tautinio-religinio tapatumo raiškos sąsajos.The reflection of national-religious identity of Lithuania is practices of catholic folk piety. There is an attempt to reveal peculiarities of the expression of Lithuanian national-religious identity through catholic folk piety practices. There is an attempt to reveal using what theoretical background one has to do empirical research of national-religious phenomenon of identity and to distinguish various dimensions of its expression. It is necessary to answer how and what the national-religious identity expresses itself through practices of catholic folk piety and what psychological, pedagogical and socio-cultural factors have influence and how. It is emphasized the relation between religion and music, religious and music identity and criteria o f their expressions. There are presented various forms (music, songs, recitals) of catholic folk piety and relationship and expressions of national-religious identity