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Multiple moralities and religions in post-Soviet Russia /

In the post-Soviet period morality became a debatable concept, open to a multitude of expressions and performances. From Russian Orthodoxy to Islam, from shamanism to Protestantism, religions of various kinds provided some of the first possible alternative moral discourses and practices after the en...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Zigon, Jarrett (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Berghahn Books, 2011.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In the post-Soviet period morality became a debatable concept, open to a multitude of expressions and performances. From Russian Orthodoxy to Islam, from shamanism to Protestantism, religions of various kinds provided some of the first possible alternative moral discourses and practices after the end of the Soviet system. This influence remains strong today. Within the Russian context, religion and morality intersect in such social domains as the relief of social suffering, the interpretation of history, the construction and reconstruction of traditions, individual and social health, and bu.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (vi, 238 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780857452108
085745210X
1299777449
9781299777446