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Multiple moralities and religions in post-Soviet Russia / edited Jarrett Zigon.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Anthropology of religion--Russia (Federation).
- Anthropology of religion.
- Moral conditions.
- Social ethics.
- Russia (Federation).
- Social ethics--Russia (Federation).
- Social values--Russia (Federation).
- Social values.
- Post-communism--Russia (Federation).
- Post-communism.
- Russia (Federation)--Religious life and customs.
- Russia (Federation)--Social conditions.
- Social conditions.
- Russia (Federation)--Moral conditions.
- Physical Description:
- vi, 238 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Berghahn Books, 2011.
- Summary:
- Zigon (anthropology, U. of Amsterdam) and 11 contributors offer a variety of perspectives on the "social and political upheaval" and the critical questioning of the long-held moral and ethical mindsets that dominated during the Soviet era. Complicating matters for Russians trying to understand their history and rebuild traditions, business, social and individual health to name a few goals, was the plethora of religious influences, from the dominant Russian Orthodox Church to Protestantism, Islam, and more. The contributors address the issues surrounding religion as a source of morality in today's Russia, and related topics in the region's social, political, and cultural transition. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
- Contents:
- Multiple moralities: discourse, pratices, and breakdowns in post-Soviet Russia / Jarrett Zigon
- Exploring Russian religiosity as a source of morality today / Alexander Agadjanian
- Post-Soviet orthodoxy in the making: strategies for continuity thinking among Russian middle-aged school teachers / Agata Ladykowska
- The politics of rightness: social justice among Russia's christian communities / Melissa L. Caldwell
- An ethos of relatedness: foreign aid and grassroots charities in two orthodox parishes in North-Western Russia / Detelina Tocheva
- "A lot of blood is unrevenged here": moral disintegration in post-war Chechnya / Ieva Raubisko
- Morality, utopia, discipline: new religious movements and Soviet culture / Alexander A. Panchenko
- Constructing moralities around the Tsarist family / Kathy Rousselet
- St. Xenia as a patron of female social suffrage: an essay on anthropological hagiology / Jeanne Kormina and Sergey Shtyrkov
- Built with gold or tears? Moral discourses on church construction and the role of entrepreneurial donations / Tobias Köllner
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780857452092
- 0857452096
- 9780857452108
- 085745210X
- OCLC:
- 695856939
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