Orthodox kaleidoscope: focus on Japan

This contribution addresses the theoretical and methodological issues proposed in the ‘Orthodox Kaleidoscope’ network. Based on five months of field research in Japan, the contribution argues that the experience of the Japanese Orthodox Church refracts some of the theological and organisational conc...

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Main Author: Du Quenoy, Irina (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge [2020]
In: Religion, state & society
Year: 2020, Volume: 48, Issue: 2/3, Pages: 125-142
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Japan / Russisch-Orthodoxe Kirche / Diversity
IxTheo Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
KBM Asia
KDF Orthodox Church
Further subjects:B Japanese Orthodox Church
B votserkovlennye
B Liturgical language
B Tradition
B Church Attendance
B St Nicholas of Japan
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Summary:This contribution addresses the theoretical and methodological issues proposed in the ‘Orthodox Kaleidoscope’ network. Based on five months of field research in Japan, the contribution argues that the experience of the Japanese Orthodox Church refracts some of the theological and organisational concerns of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) - of which it is a constituent part - and that it does so in ways that may help us move beyond our traditional approaches to the whole field of Orthodox studies, both Russian and otherwise.
ISSN:1465-3974
Contains:Enthalten in: Religion, state & society
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/09637494.2020.1772001