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State Secularism and Lived Religion in Soviet Russia and Ukraine
Catherine Wanner (Ed.)
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Paperback. State Secularism and Lived Religion in Soviet Russia and Ukraine is a collection of essays written by a broad cross-section of scholars from around the world that explores the myriad forms religious expression and religious practice took in Soviet society in conjunction with the Soviet government's commitment to secularization. Editor(s): Wanner, Catherine. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HRAM; HRAX; HRCC8. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 550.
State Secularism and Lived Religion in Soviet Russia and Ukraine is a collection of essays written by a broad cross-section of scholars from around the world that explores the myriad forms religious expression and religious practice took in Soviet society in conjunction with the Soviet government's commitment to secularization. The implementation of secularizing policies invariably shaped the forms of religious expression that emerged in Soviet Russian and Soviet Ukraine. Religious practices across confessional groups over time reflect the waves of intensification and relaxation of repressive practices. During the post-world War II period, which most of the essays in this volume ... Read more
State Secularism and Lived Religion in Soviet Russia and Ukraine is a collection of essays written by a broad cross-section of scholars from around the world that explores the myriad forms religious expression and religious practice took in Soviet society in conjunction with the Soviet government's commitment to secularization. The implementation of secularizing policies invariably shaped the forms of religious expression that emerged in Soviet Russian and Soviet Ukraine. Religious practices across confessional groups over time reflect the waves of intensification and relaxation of repressive practices. During the post-world War II period, which most of the essays in this volume ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199937639
SKU
V9780199937639
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About Catherine Wanner (Ed.)
Catherine Wanner is Associate Professor of History, of Anthropology, and Religious Studies at Penn State University.
Reviews for State Secularism and Lived Religion in Soviet Russia and Ukraine
Whilst the notion of religious revival and lived religion then and following the collapse of communism is open to question and further discussion, there can be little doubt that religious believers found many creative ways of sustaining and adapting their faith commitments during the Soviet period, and this book splendidly documents many of these.
John Anderson, European History Quarterly ... Read more
John Anderson, European History Quarterly ... Read more