1st Edition
Believing in Russia - Religious Policy after Communism
By Geraldine Fagan
Copyright 2013
316 Pages
20 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
320 Pages
20 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
320 Pages
20 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book presents a comprehensive overview of religious policy in Russia since the end of the communist regime, exposing many of the ambiguities and uncertainties about the position of religion in Russian life. It reveals how religious freedom in Russia has, contrary to the widely held view, a long tradition, and how the leading religious institutions in Russia today, including especially the... Read more
Introduction 1. Russia’s Religious Freedom Tradition 2. ‘Native Land Protected by God’ 3. Rites of Spring 4. Law Unto Itself 5. Fight Thine Enemy 6. In Search of Tradition 7. Extreme Measures 8. Alternative Scenarios Conclusion
Biography
Geraldine Fagan is Moscow correspondent for Forum 18 News Service, and has monitored religious policy across Russia for the past decade.
"The author is to be commended for providing such an exceptional and unique assemblage of perceptions and insights, and doing so by way of engaging prose. For those interested in any aspect of Russian affairs, this book is must-read material."
James W.Warhola, The University of Maine Orono, Maine, USA
