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Record Nr.

UNINA9910822744903321

Autore

Fagan Geraldine

Titolo

Believing in Russia : religious policy after communism / / Geraldine Fagan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Routledge, c2013

New York : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

0-203-09537-5

1-283-84213-0

1-136-21331-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (304 p.)

Collana

Routledge contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe series ; ; 41

Disciplina

323.44/2094709051

Soggetti

Religion and state - Russia (Federation)

Freedom of religion - Russia (Federation)

Religion and politics - Russia (Federation)

Russia (Federation) Religious life and customs

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Believing in Russia - Religious Policy after Communism; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; Map; Preface and acknowledgements; Note on transliteration, translation and titles; Introduction; 1 Russia's religious freedom tradition; 2 'Native land protected by God'; 3 Rites of spring; 4 Law unto itself; 5 Fight thine enemy; 6 In search of tradition; 7 Extreme measures; 8 Alternative scenarios; Conclusion; Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book presents a comprehensive overview of religious policy in Russia since the end of the communist regime, exposing many of the ambiguities and uncertainties about the position of religion in Russian life. It reveals how religious freedom in Russia has, contrary to the widely held view, a long tradition, and how the leading religious institutions in Russia today, including especially the Russian Orthodox Church but also Muslim, Jewish and Buddhist establishments, owe a great deal of their special positions to the relationship they had with the former Soviet regime. It examines the res