Religious life in the late Soviet Union: from survival to revival (1960s-1980s)
"This book presents the first large overview of late Soviet religiosity across several confessions and Soviet republics, from the 1960s to the 1980s. Based on a broad range of new sources on the daily life of religious communities, including material from regional archives and oral history, it...
| Published in: | BASEES-Routledge series on Russian and East European studies |
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| Contributors: | ; |
| Format: | Electronic/Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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London New York
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
2024
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| In: |
BASEES-Routledge series on Russian and East European studies (153)
Year: 2024 |
| Series/Journal: | BASEES/ Routledge series on Russian and east European studies
153 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Soviet Union
/ Religious life
/ History 1960-1990
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| IxTheo Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion KBK Europe (East) TK Recent history |
| Further subjects: | B
Soviet Union
Religion
B Communism and religion B Conference program B Soviet Union Religious life and customs |
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| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
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| Summary: | "This book presents the first large overview of late Soviet religiosity across several confessions and Soviet republics, from the 1960s to the 1980s. Based on a broad range of new sources on the daily life of religious communities, including material from regional archives and oral history, it shows that religion not only survived Soviet anti-religious repression, but also adapted to new conditions. Going beyond traditional views about a mere "returned of the repressed", the book shows how new forms of religiosity and religious socialisation emerged, as new generations born into atheist families turned to religion in search of new meaning, long before perestroika facilitated this process. In addition, the book examines anew religious activism and transnational networks between Soviet believers and Western organisations during the Cold War, explores the religious dimension of Soviet female activism, and shifts the focus away from the non-religious human rights movement and from religious institutions to ordinary believers"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 1032317760 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.4324/9781003311294 |