%0 Book %E Buss, Andreas E. %I Brill %D 2010 %C Leiden Boston %G English %B Studies in the history of religions %@ 9004133240 %@ 9789004133242 %@ 1423714121 %@ 9781423714125 %@ 9047402723 %@ 9789047402725 %T The Russian-Orthodox tradition and modernity %J Studies in the history of religions %U https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=133031 %X This work aims to identify the uniqueness of the Russian-Orthodox religious tradition and to contrast it with two of the characteristics of modern Western society - its particular economic ethics and individualism. Max Weber and Louis Dumont provide the theoretical framework