Religion and Dietary Practices on the Island of Iž

U radu se istražuje utjecaj religioznosti na prehrambene prakse stanovništva otoka Iža. Rad je usredotočen na new age duhovnost. Istražuje se na koji način i u kojoj mjeri new age duhovnost uvjetuje odabir prehrane te način proizvodnje prehrambenih sirovina na otoku Ižu. Analizom prehrambenih praksi uvjetovanih new age duhovnošću dobivaju se uvidi u utjecaje globalnih procesa na malu i relativno zatvorenu otočku zajednicu. Opisuju se individualni oblici new age duhovnosti na Ižu te uspoređuju sa suvremenim teorijskim razmatranjima ovog kulturnog fenomena. Također, istražuje se utjecaj njuejdžerskog „spiritualnog utočišta“, Hotela „Korinjak“ na išku zajednicu. Istraživanje je provedeno metodom polustrukturiranog intervjua u lipnju 2021. godine. Vegetarijanstvo se pokazalo najpoželjnijim oblikom prehrane u skladu s oblicima new age duhovnosti prisutnima na otoku Ižu. Duhovne prakse iških njuejdžera uvelike su se uklapale u teorijske reprezentacije new age duhovnosti. Rezultati istraživanja pokazali su indiferentnost zajednice prema prehrambenim praksama sljedbenika new age religioznosti na otoku Ižu, kao i prema njihovim duhovnim praksama općenito.This paper examines the influence of religiosity on the dietary practices of the inhabitants of the island of Iž. Emphasis is put on new age spirituality. The paper explores how and to what extent does new age spirituality influence food choice and foodstuff production on the island of Iž. The analysis of dietary practices influenced by new age spirituality provides insights into the impact of global processes on a small and relatively closed island community. Individual forms of new age religion on Iž are described and compared with contemporary theory on the new age. Furthermore, the paper explores the influence of the „spiritual retreat“, hotel “Korinjak”, on the community. Research was conducted by half structured interviews in June 2021. The preferred dietary practice of the new agers on Iž was, to a large extent, vegetarianism. The research has shown that the spiritual practices of Iž's new agers fit into the contemporary view on new age spirituality to a large extent. The research has also shown the indifference of the Iž community with regard to new age dietary practices and their spiritual practices in general