03250nam 2200697Ia 450 991082274490332120200520144314.00-203-09537-51-283-84213-01-136-21331-710.4324/9780203095379 (CKB)2670000000299039(EBL)1075436(OCoLC)821176543(SSID)ssj0000784713(PQKBManifestationID)11435818(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000784713(PQKBWorkID)10764476(PQKB)11127864(MiAaPQ)EBC1075436(Au-PeEL)EBL1075436(CaPaEBR)ebr10631018(CaONFJC)MIL415463(OCoLC)823738193(FINmELB)ELB135033(EXLCZ)99267000000029903920120409d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBelieving in Russia religious policy after communism /Geraldine Fagan1st ed.New York Routledgec2013New York :Routledge,2013.1 online resource (304 p.)Routledge contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe series ;41Routledge contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe series ;41Description based upon print version of record.0-415-49002-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; IndexThis 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 resRoutledge Contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe SeriesReligion and stateRussia (Federation)Freedom of religionRussia (Federation)Religion and politicsRussia (Federation)Russia (Federation)Religious life and customsReligion and stateFreedom of religionReligion and politics323.44/2094709051Fagan Geraldine1678875MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910822744903321Believing in Russia4046783UNINA