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===Revival=== [[File:Lokstene Dievturi Shrine in Liepsalas, Klintaine Parish, Pļaviņas Municipality, Latvia.jpg|thumb|upright|Aerial view of the [[Lokstene Shrine of Dievturi]] in [[Latvia]]]] Works to revive the movement in Latvia began in 1986 as part of an emerging new interest in Latvian history and folklore. The main driving force at this stage was the ceramist Eduards Detlavs (1919–1992).{{sfn|Stasulane|Ozoliņš|2017|p=243}} Dievturība was officially re-registered as a religious organization on 18 April 1990, under the name ''{{lang|lv|Latvijas Dievturu sadraudze}}'' (abbreviated LDS).{{sfn|Ozoliņš|2019}} After Detlavs' death in 1992, the LDS was led by Marģers Grīns from the exile Dievturi church until 1995, then by [[Jānis Brikmanis]] until 1998, and after that by Romāns Pussars.{{sfn|Muktupāvels|2005|p=765}} In the 1990s, Dievturība in Latvia became strongly influenced by returning members of the émigré movement. These generally favoured a strict adherence to the writings of Ernests Brastiņš, which sometimes was in conflict with the interests of younger neopagans, and some of the people who had been interested in the movement in the 1980s left.{{sfn|Stasulane|2020}} The movement was nevertheless able to renew its activities and become a part of the European cultural neopagan current.{{sfn|Purs|Plakans|2017|pp=90–91}} At the beginning of the 2000s, there were 16 active groups in Latvia. Most of them were gathered under the LDS but some were independent. Among the points of disagreement within the movement are to what extent the material from the interwar era should be followed, and what the relationship should be between Dievturība and Christianity, with some adherents arguing that the two can be combined.{{sfn|Stasulane|Ozoliņš|2017|pp=244–245}} The Svēte Shrine as the main sacred site in Southern Latvia since 2001 holds Dievturi rituals in [[Jelgava]]. The [[Lokstene Shrine of Dievturi]] was inaugurated on May 6, 2017 and is operated by the LDS.{{sfn|Skaties|2017}} It was financed by the entrepreneur Dagnis Čākurs and is located on a small island in the [[Daugava]] river, close to the town [[Pļaviņas]].{{sfn|Dieziņa|2017}} As of 2018, the LDS consisted of a board and eight local groups. The total number of organized Dievturi was approximated to between 600 and 800 people. The Grand Leader of the LDS was Andrejs Broks. The honorary chairman and president of the council was the artist [[Valdis Celms]], who also has had an impact on Baltic spiritual communities with his books ''{{lang|lv|Latvju raksts un zīmes}}'' ({{literal translation|Latvian Patterns and Symbols}}, 2008) and ''{{lang|lv|Baltu dievestības pamati}}'' ({{literal translation|Fundamentals of the Baltic Religion}}, 2016).{{sfn|Ozoliņš|2019}} Since 2023, the Latvijas Dievturu sadraudze has been developing the '''Dievturi Dictionary''' (''Dievturu vārdnīca''), an open access online resource for students and scholars focusing on Dievturība and Latvian traditional culture and religious studies.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Latvijas Dievturu sadraudze |date=2023–2024 |title=Dievturu vārdnīca |url=https://dievturi.lv/dic/ |access-date=2024-10-12 |website=Dievturu vārdnīca |language=en-US}}</ref>
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