Turns of Faith, Search for Meaning: Orthodox Christianity and Post-Soviet Experience Contributor(s): Makrides, Vasilios N. (Other), Agadjanian, Alexander (Author) |
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ISBN: 3631639732 ISBN-13: 9783631639733 Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der W OUR PRICE: $88.41 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2014 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science - Religion | Christianity - History - Religion | Institutions & Organizations |
Dewey: 281.947 |
LCCN: 2014015387 |
Series: Erfurter Studien Zur Kulturgeschichte Des Orthodoxen Christe |
Physical Information: 1" H x 5.9" W x 8.3" (1.10 lbs) 321 pages |
Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The book examines deep shifts in the religious life of Russia and the post-Soviet world as a whole. The author uses combined methods of history, sociology and anthropology to grasp transformations in various aspects of the religious field, such as changes in ritual practices, the emergence of a hierarchical pluralism of religions, and a new prominence of religion in national identity discourse. He deals with the Russian Church's new internal diversity in reinventing its ancient tradition and Eastern Orthodoxy's dense and tense negotiation with the State, secular society and Western liberal globalism. The volume contains academic papers, some of them co-authored with other scholars, published by the author elsewhere within the last fifteen years. |