New and Alternative Religions in Serbia – About the Study and the People Being Studied

Abstract

The paper represents the first results of research conducted within the Urban and cultural identity and religiosity in contemporary context and surroundings project. This paper is the first part of the study, and special attention will be given to results of previous research and the extent to which new and alternative religions have previously been studied in Serbia. The methods, approaches, themes and attempts at defining the concept and classifying phenomena pertaining to new and alternative religions in Serbian academia will be considered.