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Auteur(s) : Benovska-Sʺbkova, Milena Asenova (1954--....)
Titre(s) : Orthodox revivalism in Russia [Texte imprimé] : driving forces and moral quests / Milena Benovska
Publication : Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2021
Description matérielle : IX, 193 p. : illustrations ; 24 cm
Collection : Routledge religion, society and government in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet
States
Lien à la collection : Routledge religion, society and government in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet
States (Print)
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and index. - Milena Benovska is a Professor in the Department of Ethnology and Balkan Studies
at the South-West University of Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria. - Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 13, 2021).
Orthodoxy has achieved a large scale revival in Russia following the collapse of Communism.
However, paradoxically, although there is a high level of identification with Orthodoxy,
there is in fact a low level of church attendance. This book, based on in depth ethnographic
fieldwork, explores the social background and moral attitudes of the "little flock"
of believers who actively participate in religious life. It reveals that the complex
moral beliefs of the faithful have a disproportionately high impact on Russian society
overall; that among the faithful there is a strong emphasis on striving for personal
perfection; but that also there are strong collective ideas concerning religious nationalism
and the synergy between the secular and the religious
Sujet(s) : Renouveau religieux -- Russie
Sociologie religieuse
Église orthodoxe russe -- Société
Indice(s) Dewey :
281.947 (23e éd.) = Église orthodoxe - Europe de l'Est Russie
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781000203851. - ISBN 1000203859. - ISBN 9781000203837. - ISBN 1000203832. -
ISBN 9781003035473. - ISBN 1003035477. - ISBN 9781000203844. - ISBN 1000203840. -
ISBN 0367474204 (erroné). - ISBN 9780367474201 (br.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb46709427t
Notice n° :
FRBNF46709427
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Cover ; Half Title ; Series Page ; Title Page ; Copyright Page ; Dedication
Page ; Contents ; Acknowledgments ; Introduction ; 1 The vicarious religion: the
strength of the "little flock" of believers ; 2 Multiple moralities and religious
power ; 3 In search of salvation: narratives of conversion, "moral torment", and
miracles ; 4 Politics of memory and religious nationalism: martyrs and heroes ;
Conclusions ; References ; Appendix ; Summary ; Index
