Religions of the audience in regional practice

The current state of Russian society, according to the author, is characterized by a transformation of the role and weight of the sacred and secular. One of the results of this transformation is the formation of new forms of religiosity, including new religious movements (hereinafter referred to as NRM). One of the little-studied aspects is the activity of so-called "audience cults" as elements of the transformation of the religious environment. To the "cults of the audience", developing and applying the mechanisms of hidden religiosity, it is proposed to include such structures operating or still operating in the Perm Territory as branches of the Maslov Revelation Movement (Union of CoCreators of Holy Russia), circles of followers of the Creative Society (Allatra) and estates of followers of Anastasia (Ringing Cedars). The author analyzes the dynamics of the NRM in the Perm region, as well as the features of the structure of the cult of such movements. The empirical basis of the work is based on open NRM sources, the results of participant observation and interviews with their participants. The main criterion for NRM inclusion in the list was their ability to form a shell that copies the style of work of a secular organization and use secular forms in their religious practice in conjunction with the closeness and multilevel access to the real content of the cult. The form of service in such NRM is volunteering and volunteering.