View All Book Series

BOOK SERIES


Routledge Religion, Society and Government in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet States


About the Series

This Series seeks to publish high quality monographs and edited volumes on religion, society and government in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet states by focusing primarily on three main themes: the history of churches and religions (including but not exclusively Christianity, Islam, Judaism and Buddhism) in relation to governing structures, social groupings and political power; the impact of intellectual ideas on religious structures and values; and the role of religions and faith-based communities in fostering national identities from the nineteenth century until today.

The Series aims to advance the latest research on these themes by exploring the multi-facets of religious mobilisation at local, national and supranational levels. It particularly welcomes studies which offer an interdisciplinary approach by drawing on the fields of history, politics, international relations, religious studies, theology, law, sociology, and anthropology.

Lucian Leustean is Reader in Politics and International Relations at Aston University, Birmingham, United Kingdom.

18 Series Titles

Per Page
Sort

Display
Communism, Atheism and the Orthodox Church of Albania Cooperation, Survival and Suppression, 1945–1967

Communism, Atheism and the Orthodox Church of Albania: Cooperation, Survival and Suppression, 1945–1967

1st Edition

By Artan Hoxha
January 29, 2024

This book examines the relations between the Albanian communist regime and the Albanian Autocephalous Orthodox Church (AAOC) from 1945, when the communists came to power, to 1967, when Albania became the only atheistic state in the world, and religion of all kinds was completely suppressed. Based ...

Orthodox Christianity and the COVID-19 Pandemic

Orthodox Christianity and the COVID-19 Pandemic

1st Edition

Edited By Tornike Metreveli
November 30, 2023

This book probes into the dynamics between Orthodox Christianity and the COVID-19 pandemic, unraveling a profound transformation at institutional and grassroots levels. Employing a multidisciplinary approach, and drawing upon varied data sources, including surveys, digital ethnography, and process ...

The Secret Police and the Religious Underground in Communist and Post-Communist Eastern Europe

The Secret Police and the Religious Underground in Communist and Post-Communist Eastern Europe

1st Edition

Edited By James A. Kapaló, Kinga Povedák
May 31, 2023

This book addresses the complex intersection of secret police operations and the formation of the religious underground in communist-era Eastern Europe. It discusses how religious groups were perceived as dangerous to the totalitarian state whilst also being extremely vulnerable and yet at the same...

Global Tensions in the Russian Orthodox Diaspora

Global Tensions in the Russian Orthodox Diaspora

1st Edition

By Robert Collins
December 30, 2022

This book explores the tensions that have arisen in the diaspora as a result of large numbers of Russian migrants entering established overseas parishes following the collapse of the Soviet Union. These tensions, made more fervent by the increasing role of the Church as part of the expression of ...

Religion and Politics in Contemporary Russia Beyond the Binary of Power and Authority

Religion and Politics in Contemporary Russia: Beyond the Binary of Power and Authority

1st Edition

By Tobias Köllner
August 01, 2022

Based on extensive original research at the local level, this book explores the relationship between Russian Orthodoxy and politics in contemporary Russia. It reveals close personal links between politicians at the local, regional and national levels and their counterparts at the equivalent level ...

Orthodox Christianity and the Politics of Transition Ukraine, Serbia and Georgia

Orthodox Christianity and the Politics of Transition: Ukraine, Serbia and Georgia

1st Edition

By Tornike Metreveli
May 30, 2022

This book discusses in detail how Orthodox Christianity was involved in and influenced political transition in Ukraine, Serbia, and Georgia after the collapse of communism. Based on original research, including extensive interviews with clergy and parishioners as well as historical, legal, and ...

The Albanian Orthodox Church A Political History, 1878–1945

The Albanian Orthodox Church: A Political History, 1878–1945

1st Edition

By Ardit Bido
May 30, 2022

Religion in Albania has had a complicated history, with Orthodoxy, Bektashi and Sunni Islam, Catholicism coexisting throughout much of the history of this Balkan nation. This book traces the rise of the Albanian Orthodox Church from the beginnings of Albanian nationalist movements in the late ...

Orthodox Revivalism in Russia Driving Forces and Moral Quests

Orthodox Revivalism in Russia: Driving Forces and Moral Quests

1st Edition

By Milena Benovska
May 06, 2022

Orthodoxy has achieved a large scale revival in Russia following the collapse of Communism. However, paradoxically, although there is a high level of identification with Orthodoxy, there is in fact a low level of church attendance. This book, based on in depth ethnographic fieldwork, explores the ...

Russian Orthodoxy, Nationalism and the Soviet State during the Gorbachev Years, 1985-1991

Russian Orthodoxy, Nationalism and the Soviet State during the Gorbachev Years, 1985-1991

1st Edition

By Sophie Kotzer
September 30, 2021

This book examines how the Russian Orthodox Church developed during the period of Gorbachev’s rule in the Soviet Union, a period characterised by perestroika (reform) and glasnost (openness). It charts how official Soviet policy towards religion in general and the Russian Orthodox Church changed, ...

The Making of the New Martyrs of Russia Soviet Repression in Orthodox Memory

The Making of the New Martyrs of Russia: Soviet Repression in Orthodox Memory

1st Edition

By Karin Christensen
December 12, 2019

Following the end of the Soviet Union, the Russian Orthodox Church has canonized a great number of Russian saints. Whereas in the first millennium of Russian Christianity (988-1988) the Church recognized merely 300 Russian saints, the number had grown to more than 2,000 by 2006. This book explores ...

Forced Migration and Human Security in the Eastern Orthodox World

Forced Migration and Human Security in the Eastern Orthodox World

1st Edition

Edited By Lucian N. Leustean
November 08, 2019

The conflict in Eastern Ukraine and the European refugee crisis have led to a dramatic increase in forced displacement across Europe. Fleeing war and violence, millions of refugees and internally displaced people face the social and political cultures of the predominantly Christian Orthodox ...

Religion During the Russian Ukrainian Conflict

Religion During the Russian Ukrainian Conflict

1st Edition

Edited By Elizabeth Clark, Dmytro Vovk
November 07, 2019

This book investigates how the military conflict between Russia and Ukraine has affected the religious situation in these countries. It considers threats to and violations of religious freedom, including those arising in annexed Crimea and in the eastern part of Ukraine, where fighting between ...

1-12 of 18
AJAX loader