Conversion after socialism: disruptions, modernisms and technologies of faith in the former Soviet Union
The large and sudden influx of missionaries into the former Soviet Union after seventy years of militant secularism has been controversial, and the widespread occurrence of conversion has led to anxiety about social and national disintegration. Although these concerns have been vigorously discussed...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York
Berghahn Books
2009
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| In: | Year: 2009 |
| Reviews: | Conversion after Socialism: Disruptions, Modernisms and Technologies of Faith in the Former Soviet Union (2010) (Agadjanian, Alexander)
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| Further subjects: | B
Christianity ; Russia (Federation)
B Missions ; Russia (Federation) B Electronic books B Missions (Russia (Federation)) B Conversion B Christianity (Russia (Federation)) |
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| Summary: | The large and sudden influx of missionaries into the former Soviet Union after seventy years of militant secularism has been controversial, and the widespread occurrence of conversion has led to anxiety about social and national disintegration. Although these concerns have been vigorously discussed in national arenas, social scientists have remained remarkably silent about the subject. This volume's focus on conversion offers a novel approach to the dislocations of the postsocialist experience. In eight wellresearched ethnographic accounts the authors analyse a range of missionary encounters a |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 1845456173 |