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Women and Religiosity in Orthodox Christianity fills a significant
gap in the sociology of religious practice: Studies focused on
women's religiosity have overlooked Orthodox populations, while
studies of Orthodox practice (operating within the dominant
theological, historical, and sociological framework) have remained
gender-blind. The essays in this collection shed new light on the
women who make up a considerable majority of the Orthodox
population by engaging women's lifeworlds, practices, and
experiences in relation to their religion in multiple, varied
localities, discussing both contemporary and pre-1989 developments.
These contributions critically engage the pluralist and changing
character of Orthodox institutional and social life by using
feminist epistemologies and drawing on original ethnographic
research to account for Orthodox women's previously ignored
perspectives, knowledges, and experiences. Combining the depth of
ethnographic analysis with geographical breadth and employing a
variety of research methodologies, this book expands our
understanding of Orthodox Christianity by examining Orthodox women
of diverse backgrounds in different settings: parishes,
monasteries, and the secular spaces of everyday life, and under
shifting historical conditions and political regimes. In defiance
of claims that Orthodox Christianity is immutable and fixed in
time, these essays argue that continuity and transformation can be
found harmoniously in social practices, demographic trends, and
larger material contexts at the intersection between gender,
Orthodoxy, and locality. Contributors: Kristin Aune, Milica
Bakic-Hayden, Maria Bucur, Ketevan Gurchiani, James Kapalo, Helena
Kupari, Ina Merdjanova, Sarah Riccardi-Swartz, Eleni Sotiriou,
Tatiana Tiaynen-Qadir, Detelina Tocheva
Women and Religiosity in Orthodox Christianity fills a significant
gap in the sociology of religious practice: Studies focused on
women's religiosity have overlooked Orthodox populations, while
studies of Orthodox practice (operating within the dominant
theological, historical, and sociological framework) have remained
gender-blind. The essays in this collection shed new light on the
women who make up a considerable majority of the Orthodox
population by engaging women's lifeworlds, practices, and
experiences in relation to their religion in multiple, varied
localities, discussing both contemporary and pre-1989 developments.
These contributions critically engage the pluralist and changing
character of Orthodox institutional and social life by using
feminist epistemologies and drawing on original ethnographic
research to account for Orthodox women's previously ignored
perspectives, knowledges, and experiences. Combining the depth of
ethnographic analysis with geographical breadth and employing a
variety of research methodologies, this book expands our
understanding of Orthodox Christianity by examining Orthodox women
of diverse backgrounds in different settings: parishes,
monasteries, and the secular spaces of everyday life, and under
shifting historical conditions and political regimes. In defiance
of claims that Orthodox Christianity is immutable and fixed in
time, these essays argue that continuity and transformation can be
found harmoniously in social practices, demographic trends, and
larger material contexts at the intersection between gender,
Orthodoxy, and locality. Contributors: Kristin Aune, Milica
Bakic-Hayden, Maria Bucur, Ketevan Gurchiani, James Kapalo, Helena
Kupari, Ina Merdjanova, Sarah Riccardi-Swartz, Eleni Sotiriou,
Tatiana Tiaynen-Qadir, Detelina Tocheva
Religion as a Conversation Starter is the first comprehensive
analysis of the present state of interreligious dialogue for
peacebuilding in Southeast Europe. It is based on empirically
grounded and policy-oriented research, carried out throughout the
Balkans. The study maps recent interreligious relations in this
part of the world, throwing light on both the achievements and
challenges of interreligious dialogue for peacebuilding in
particular, and offering a set of up-to-date policy
recommendations, whilst contributing to a greater understanding of
the local particularities and how they relate to broader trends
transnationally. Interreligious dialogue has been a central tool in
the continuous international efforts to promote peaceful living
together in multicultural and multireligious societies. This
fascinating monograph explores the place of interreligious dialogue
as a primary method in conflict resolution and peacebuilding, and
will be of interest to scholars of religious and peace studies, as
well as those who advocate and carry out organized interventions in
religion-related spheres.>
In Rediscovering the Umma, Ina Merdjanova discusses the conditions
and role of Islam in relation to post-Ottoman nation-building, the
communist period, and post-communist developments in the Balkans,
focusing in particular on the remarkable transformations
experienced by Muslim communities after the end of the Cold War.
Amidst multiple structural and cultural transitions, they sought to
renegotiate their place and reclaim their Islamic identities in
formally secular legal and normative environments, mostly as
minorities in majority-Christian societies. The rising political
and cultural self-awareness of Muslims in Southeast Europe was
frequently expressed by recourse to two frames of reference: the
national and the transnational. Despite a certain level of tension
between those two perspectives, they were closely intertwined.
Moreover, transnational Islamic influences often reinforced Muslim
ethnonational identities rather than prompting a radical
redefinition of religious allegiances in the key of a
"universalist" Islam. Merdjanova explores the transformations of
Muslim identities in the region under the influence of national and
transnational, domestic and global factors, while also looking at
the historical legacies that inform present complexities.
Furthermore, she examines the evolving status and roles of Muslim
women both in their religious communities and in the larger
societies. The book challenges representations of Islam and Muslims
as alien to Europe, which overlook the fact that Europe has
considerable indigenous Muslim populations in its southeastern part
as well as societies that have developed certain models of
negotiating cultural differences.
Religion as a Conversation Starter is the first comprehensive
analysis of the present state of interreligious dialogue for
peacebuilding in Southeast Europe. It is based on empirically
grounded and policy-oriented research, carried out throughout the
Balkans. The study maps recent interreligious relations in this
part of the world, throwing light on both the achievements and
challenges of interreligious dialogue for peacebuilding in
particular, and offering a set of up-to-date policy
recommendations, whilst contributing to a greater understanding of
the local particularities and how they relate to broader trends
transnationally. Interreligious dialogue has been a central tool in
the continuous international efforts to promote peaceful living
together in multicultural and multireligious societies. This
fascinating monograph explores the place of interreligious dialogue
as a primary method in conflict resolution and peacebuilding, and
will be of interest to scholars of religious and peace studies, as
well as those who advocate and carry out organized interventions in
religion-related spheres.
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