Společenství Cesty Síly: jediismus v České republice ****************************************************************************************** * Horák Pavel ****************************************************************************************** Fellowship of the Way of Force: Jediism in the Czech Republic Abstrakt This article deals with Fellowship of the Way of Force, which is the only representative o the Czech Republic. It was founded in 2012, and presently has 19 members. Their members co as their "life belief". Jediism represented by Fellowship of the Way of Force is a typical contemporary postmodern religiousness, often referred to as spirituality. We understand sp this theoretical framework in the manner that L. Woodhead and P. Heelas have defined it in Spiritual Revolution (Oxford, Blackwell 2005). This theoretical introduction is followed b two aspects of Jediism. One is the inspiration stemming from the Star Wars movies, and the spirituality of Jediism. Also, we open the issue of mythology and its influence on the Jed The next part deals with the contemporary situation in the Czech Republic, describing the influences and movements present. Furthermore, we analyse the issue of whether the Jedis c as a religion. They do not, however, consider it as such, since they reject its institutio and strictly rooted doctrine. The negative opinion of the majority of Czech society toward general is another factor. Jedis put emphasis on an individualistic approach. Jediism as s as its followers, takes inspiration from various religions, traditions or techniques. One they prefer in "their own Jediism". The conclusion of this treatise introduces the concept Jediism and puts it in the wider context of contemporary spirituality in the Czech Republi Klíčová slova New religious movements; spirituality; Star Wars; jediism; Western Culture. Článek v PDF ke stažení [ URL "LM-906-version1-horak.pdf"] Pavel Horák [ URL "LM-177.html "]