UID:
almahu_9949297121802882
Format:
1 online resource (336 p.) :
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4 b/w illustrations
ISBN:
9780823298631
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9783110754001
Series Statement:
Orthodox Christianity and Contemporary Thought
Content:
Women and Religiosity in Orthodox Christianity fills a significant gap in the sociology of religious practice: Studies focused on women's religiosity have overlooked Orthodox populations, while studies of Orthodox practice (operating within the dominant theological, historical, and sociological framework) have remained gender-blind.The essays in this collection shed new light on the women who make up a considerable majority of the Orthodox population by engaging women's lifeworlds, practices, and experiences in relation to their religion in multiple, varied localities, discussing both contemporary and pre-1989 developments. These contributions critically engage the pluralist and changing character of Orthodox institutional and social life by using feminist epistemologies and drawing on original ethnographic research to account for Orthodox women's previously ignored perspectives, knowledges, and experiences.Combining the depth of ethnographic analysis with geographical breadth and employing a variety of research methodologies, this book expands our understanding of Orthodox Christianity by examining Orthodox women of diverse backgrounds in different settings: parishes, monasteries, and the secular spaces of everyday life, and under shifting historical conditions and political regimes. In defiance of claims that Orthodox Christianity is immutable and fixed in time, these essays argue that continuity and transformation can be found harmoniously in social practices, demographic trends, and larger material contexts at the intersection between gender, Orthodoxy, and locality.Contributors: Kristin Aune, Milica Bakić-Hayden, Maria Bucur, Ketevan Gurchiani, James Kapaló, Helena Kupari, Ina Merdjanova, Sarah Riccardi-Swartz, Eleni Sotiriou, Tatiana Tiaynen-Qadir, Detelina Tocheva
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Women in Orthodox Chris tian ity: A Foreword --
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Introduction --
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Contributors --
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Women and Greek Orthodoxy in the TwentyFirst Century: Charting Ele ments of Change --
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Women, Orthodox Chris tian ity, and Neosecularization in Bulgaria --
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Lay Women and the Transformation of Orthodox Chris tian ity in Rus sia --
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Women and the Georgian Orthodox Church --
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Women and Orthodox Dissent: The Case of the Archangelist Under ground Movement in Soviet Moldavia --
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Gender and Religiosity in Communist Romania: Continuity and Change --
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Doubly Neglected: Histories of Women Monastics in the Serbian Orthodox Church --
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Women as Agents of Glocalization in the Orthodox Church of Finland --
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Head Coverings, Vaccines, and Gender Politics: Contentious Topics among Orthodox Christian Women in USbased Digital Spaces --
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Acknowl edgments --
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List of Contributors --
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Index
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Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
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In English.
In:
EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2021 English, De Gruyter, 9783110754001
In:
EBOOK PACKAGE Theol., Relig.Stud., Jewish Stud. 2021 English, De Gruyter, 9783110754193
In:
EBOOK PACKAGE Theol., Relig.Stud., Jewish Stud. 2021, De Gruyter, 9783110753974
In:
Fordham University Press Complete eBook-Package 2021, De Gruyter, 9783110739091
Language:
English
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9780823298631
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780823298631
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