The Cult of the Balts : Mythological lmpulses and Neo-Pagan Practices in the touristic Clubs of the LSSR in the 1960s and 1970s
In the 1960s, Soviet Lithuania witnessed the rise of an intensied interest in paganism. Aiming to diminish the infuence of the Roman Catholic Church, the Communist Party promoted Lithuanian pre-Christian customs and rituals that, in turn, not only became a successful instrument against Catholicism but also an effective stimulus of nationalism. Arising within the framework of academic touristic cl