UID:
almahu_9949386666702882
Format:
1 online resource
ISBN:
9781000283297
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1000283291
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9780367817329
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0367817322
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9781000283273
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1000283275
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9781000283280
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1000283283
Series Statement:
Routledge religion, society and government in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet States ; 13
Content:
This book discusses in detail how Orthodox Christianity was involved in and influenced political transition in Ukraine, Serbia, and Georgia after the collapse of communism. Based on original research, including extensive interviews with clergy and parishioners as well as historical, legal, and policy analysis, the book argues that the nature of the involvement of churches in post-communist politics depended on whether the interests of the church (for example, in education, the legal system or economic activity) were accommodated or threatened: if accommodated, churches confined themselves to the sacred domain; if threatened, they engaged in daily politics. If churches competed with each other for organizational interests, they evoked the support of nationalism while remaining within the religious domain.
Note:
Introduction -- Part 1 -- Churches and Political Traditions: Historical Contexts and Legacies -- 1 Church-State Relations in the Eastern Orthodox Tradition -- 2 Communist Past and Post-Communist Present: Historical and Contextual Variations -- Part 2 -- Churches and Political Operations: Institutional and Grassroots Accounts -- 3 Churches and Revolutions in Ukraine, Serbia, and Georgia -- 4 Being A Prominent Priest in Contemporary Serbia and Georgia -- 5 "We Are Now the Orthodox!": Religion in Times of War in Ukraine -- 6 Churches and Public Policy: Discourse vs. Practice -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- Notes -- Bibliography.
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9781000283297
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 0367420074
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780367420079
Language:
English
Keywords:
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Electronic books
DOI:
10.4324/9780367817329
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9780367817329
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