| Description |
1 online resource (vi, 332 pages) |
| Contents |
Orthodox Christianity vis-à-vis postcommunist transformation: a conceptual framework / Nelly Bekus and Michal Wawrzonek -- "Russkiy mir": a conceptual model of the "Orthodox civilization" / Michal Wawrzonek -- On the political mission of Orthodoxy in Belarus and its consequences for the church and state / Nelly Bekus -- The Serbian Orthodox Church facing the challenges of the post-Yugoslav space / Mirella Korzeniewska-Wiszniewska -- Orthodox Church and Orthodox tradition as the components of the political culture in Ukraine / Michal Wawrzonek |
| Summary |
Post-communism has determined the social and political reality in Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe for the last 25 years. A characteristic phenomenon during this time is a religious revival in the societies that were subject to intense atheization under the conditions of communist totalitarianism. This process can be observed in Ukraine, Belarus and Serbia. Undoubtedly, in all three cases, the Orthodox faith and the institutions that represent it have become an important element of the political culture. This book analyses the influence of Orthodoxy on political behaviours, values and |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed November 16, 2016) |
| Subject |
Religion and politics -- Belarus
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Religion and politics -- Serbia
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Religion and politics -- Ukraine
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Post-communism -- Belarus
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Post-communism -- Ukraine
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Post-communism -- Serbia
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RELIGION -- Christian Life -- Social Issues.
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RELIGION -- Christianity -- General.
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Post-communism
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Religion and politics
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Belarus
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Serbia
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Ukraine
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Bekus, Nelly, author.
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Korzeniewska-Wiszniewska, Mirella, author.
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| ISBN |
9781443831550 |
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1443831557 |
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