The demand for Christianity: vicarious religion?
While conservative nationalism and Christianity go hand in hand in the majority of Eastern European countries, in Estonia, a form of vicarious religion has emerged. Christianity is expected to preserve cultural identity, values, norms, and customs while remaining detached from national and individua...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Carfax Publ.
2022
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| In: |
Journal of contemporary religion
Year: 2022, Volume: 37, Issue: 2, Pages: 335-355 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Estonia
/ Christianity
/ Vicarious role
/ Religion
/ Social norm
/ Nationalism
/ Cultural identity
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| IxTheo Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy CH Christianity and Society KBE Northern Europe; Scandinavia NCC Social ethics |
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Estonian case of secularisation
B Vicarious religion B cultural differences between Western and Eastern Europe |
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| Summary: | While conservative nationalism and Christianity go hand in hand in the majority of Eastern European countries, in Estonia, a form of vicarious religion has emerged. Christianity is expected to preserve cultural identity, values, norms, and customs while remaining detached from national and individual identity. While Grace Davie defined vicarious religion in terms of a Christian minority, in essence, through the ‘on behalf of’ element, our study focuses on the non-Christian majority in Estonia, which is characterised by the ‘expectations of someone else’. Christianity is thus seen primarily as a public good or even as a service, although many are not aware of who should provide that service. Thus, the social situation of Christianity remains suspended between expectations and benefits. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-9419 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of contemporary religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/13537903.2022.2073028 |