Religious Sectarianism and the Soviet State the Dynamics of Believer Protest and Regime Response
In an attempt to assess the utility of applying the church-sect typology to the analysis of social situations where the state is hostile to religious expression, some ninety-eight sectarian and nonsectarian protest demonstrations occurring throughout the USSR in 1965-1977 are compared with respect t...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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1983
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Review of religious research
Year: 1983, Volume: 24, Issue: 3, Pages: 245-260 |
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| Summary: | In an attempt to assess the utility of applying the church-sect typology to the analysis of social situations where the state is hostile to religious expression, some ninety-eight sectarian and nonsectarian protest demonstrations occurring throughout the USSR in 1965-1977 are compared with respect to several characteristics. Few differences between demonstrations by sectarian and nonsectarian groups with regard to demographic and behavioral characteristics are revealed. However, sectarians secure less favorable outcomes from their protests. Even when controlling for relevant variables, the Soviet regime systematically discriminates against religious sects. It is concluded that because of sectarian social deviance, the operational codes of political regimes generate a serious handicap for sectlike believers in comparison with church members. |
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| ISSN: | 2211-4866 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Review of religious research
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3511817 |