Religion & Magic in Socialist & Postsocialist Contexts - Part I -- Historic & Ethnographic Case Studies of Orthodoxy, Heterodoxy & Alternative Spirituality (Paperback)

Religion and magic have played important roles within Eastern European societies where social reality and socio-political balance may differ greatly from those in the West. Although often thought of as being two distinct, even antagonistic forces, religion and magic find ways to work together. By taking on various examples in the multicultural settings of post-Soviet and post-socialist spaces, this collection brings together diverse historical and ethnographic analyses of orthodoxy and heterodoxy from the pre- and post-1989 periods, studies on the relationship of religious and state institutions to individuals practicing alternative forms of spirituality, and examples of borderlands as spaces of ambiguity. This volume is at the crossroads of anthropology, history, as well as cultural memory studies. Its archival and field research results help us understand how repurposing religious and magic practices worked into the transition that countries in Eastern Europe and beyond have experienced after the end of the Cold War.

General

Imprint:	Ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild U Christian Schon
Country of origin:	Germany
Release date:	March 2017
Editors:	Alexandra Cotofana • James Nyce
Foreword by:	Patrick Michelson
Series editors:	Andreas Umland
Contributors:	Tatiana Buekova • Ekaterina Grishaeva • Valeria Shumkova • Victor Shnirelman • Dzvenyslava Hanus • Alexandra Cotofana
Dimensions:	210 x 150 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	212
ISBN-13:	978-3-8382-0989-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Myths & mythology Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Area / regional studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Customs & folklore > Folklore Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > Social & cultural anthropology > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Myths & mythology
LSN:	3-8382-0989-3
Barcode:	9783838209890

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