Religious Life in the Late Soviet Union From Survival to Revival (1960s-1980s)
Martin, Barbara
Religious Life in the Late Soviet Union From Survival to Revival (1960s-1980s) - Taylor & Francis 2024 - 1 electronic resource (256 p.) - BASEES/Routledge Series on Russian and East European Studies .
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This book presents the first large overview of late Soviet religiosity across several confessions and Soviet republics, from the 1960s to the 1980s. Based on a broad range of new sources on the daily life of religious communities, including material from regional archives and oral history, it shows that religion not only survived Soviet anti-religious repression, but also adapted to new conditions. Going beyond traditional views about a mere "returned of the repressed", the book shows how new forms of religiosity and religious socialisation emerged, as new generations born into atheist families turned to religion in search of new meaning, long before perestroika facilitated this process. In addition, the book examines anew religious activism and transnational networks between Soviet believers and Western organisations during the Cold War, explores the religious dimension of Soviet female activism, and shifts the focus away from the non-religious human rights movement and from religious institutions to ordinary believers.
Creative Commons
English
9781000930283 9781003311294 9781003311294 9781032317762 9781032317779
10.4324/9781003311294 doi
Ethnic studies
Regional studies
Social research & statistics
Late Soviet Union Religion Religious Life Religious repression Soviet Union
Religious Life in the Late Soviet Union From Survival to Revival (1960s-1980s) - Taylor & Francis 2024 - 1 electronic resource (256 p.) - BASEES/Routledge Series on Russian and East European Studies .
Open Access
This book presents the first large overview of late Soviet religiosity across several confessions and Soviet republics, from the 1960s to the 1980s. Based on a broad range of new sources on the daily life of religious communities, including material from regional archives and oral history, it shows that religion not only survived Soviet anti-religious repression, but also adapted to new conditions. Going beyond traditional views about a mere "returned of the repressed", the book shows how new forms of religiosity and religious socialisation emerged, as new generations born into atheist families turned to religion in search of new meaning, long before perestroika facilitated this process. In addition, the book examines anew religious activism and transnational networks between Soviet believers and Western organisations during the Cold War, explores the religious dimension of Soviet female activism, and shifts the focus away from the non-religious human rights movement and from religious institutions to ordinary believers.
Creative Commons
English
9781000930283 9781003311294 9781003311294 9781032317762 9781032317779
10.4324/9781003311294 doi
Ethnic studies
Regional studies
Social research & statistics
Late Soviet Union Religion Religious Life Religious repression Soviet Union