Religion and Politics in Russia: A Reader: A ReaderRoutledge, 2015 M01 28 - 416 páginas Russia is not only vast, it is also culturally diverse, the core of an empire that spanned Eurasia. In addition to the majority Russian Orthodox and various other Christian groups, the Russian Federation includes large communities of Muslims, Jews, Buddhists, and members of other religious groups, some with ancient historical roots. All are in a state of ferment, and securing formal state recognition for specific communities is often daunting. This collection provides entry into the diversity of Russia's religious communities. Marjorie Mandelstam Balzer's introduction to the volume illuminates major political, social, and cultural-anthropological trends. The book is organized by religious tradition or identity, with further thematic perspectives on each set of readings. The authors include ethnologists, sociologists, political analysts, and religious leaders from many regions of the Federation. They analyze the changing dynamics of religion and politics within each community and in the context of the current drive to recentralize both political and religious authority in Moscow. Topical coverage extends from reassertions of Russian Orthodoxy to activities of Christian and Muslim missionaries to the revival of many other religions, including indigenous shamanic ones. |
Contenido
1983 | |
People of the Schism 16672007 | |
Between Protestantism Catholicism and Russian | |
On the Example | |
The Conversion Phenomenon | |
Sunnis and Shiites in Cultural Perspective | |
For Us Religion Is Life | |
Semën Charnyi | |
Cultural Variations | |
Problems and Prospects | |
A Dictionary | |
The Phenomenon of White Faith in Southern Siberia | |
Activity of the Chinese Religious Movement Falun Gong in Russia | |
Syncretism and Revival of Traditional Worldviews | |
Exorcism and Explanation | |
Anyone for Polygamy? A Marriage Boom in Ingushetia Is Not Expected | |
From Persecution to Revival | |
The Confessional Situation in the Late Twentieth Century | |
Recommended Reading | |
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
Religion and Politics in Russia: A Reader: A Reader Marjorie Mandelstam Balzer Vista previa limitada - 2015 |
Religion and Politics in Russia: A Reader Marjorie Mandelstam Balzer Sin vista previa disponible - 2010 |
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