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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785794003321

Autore

Richters Katja

Titolo

The post-Soviet Russian Orthodox Church : politics, culture and greater Russia / / Katja Richters

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-136-29636-0

1-283-58663-0

9786613899088

0-203-11573-2

1-136-29637-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (225 p.)

Collana

Routledge contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe series ; ; 35

Disciplina

281.9/4709051

Soggetti

Christianity and politics - Russia (Federation)

Church and state - Russia (Federation)

Political culture - Russia (Federation)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 204-207) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The bases of the social conception and political culture: theory and practice -- The ROC's approach to other religious associations: from tradition and national identity to fundamentals of Orthodox culture -- The Moscow Patriarchate and the Russian army: sharing a nationalist vision -- Political and religious challenges to the Moscow Patriarchate in Estonia -- The Moscow Patriarchate's defence of its canonical territory in Ukraine -- Church-state relations in Belarus.

Sommario/riassunto

In recent years, the Russian Orthodox Church has become a more prominent part of post-Soviet Russia. A number of assumptions exist regarding the Church's relationship with the Russian state: that the Church has always been dominated by Russia's secular elites; that the clerics have not sufficiently fought this domination and occasionally failed to act in the Church's best interest; and that the Church was turned into a Soviet institution during the twentieth century. This book challenges these assumptions. It demonstrates that church-state relations in post-communist Russia can be seen in a