The Anomic Character of a Schism: Differential Perception of Functions of the Serbian Orthodox Church by Two Feuding Factions
The schism within the Serbian Orthodox Church in America began in 1963. It is hypothesized that the success of this schism was due to the anomie of Serbian immigrants who came to the United States after World War II. These recent immigrants experienced status degradation by achieving inferior positi...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer
1971
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Review of religious research
Year: 1971, Volume: 12, Issue: 3, Pages: 177-185 |
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| Summary: | The schism within the Serbian Orthodox Church in America began in 1963. It is hypothesized that the success of this schism was due to the anomie of Serbian immigrants who came to the United States after World War II. These recent immigrants experienced status degradation by achieving inferior positions in American society compared to the positions they occupied in Yugoslavia along with a lack of influence in the larger Serbian ethnic group. The differential perception of the primary functions of the Serbian Church by the two factions offers empirical evidence of the strains and conflicts within the group which made schism possible. There were no differences in the religious beliefs and practices of the two groups. |
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| ISSN: | 2211-4866 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Review of religious research
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3510421 |