Russian Piety among Contemporary Russian Orthodox

Soviet sociologists have studied the Russian Orthodox Church from a relatively objective scientific perspective. Reviewing their work indicates that contemporary Orthodox believers do not adhere to any complex and coherent belief system. However, funeral and baptismal rites have persisted as well as...

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Main Author: Lane, Christel 1940- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell [1975]
In: Journal for the scientific study of religion
Year: 1975, Volume: 14, Issue: 2, Pages: 139-158
Further subjects:B Orthodox Church
B religious holidays
B Religious icons
B Religious rituals
B Religiosity
B rites of passage
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Summary:Soviet sociologists have studied the Russian Orthodox Church from a relatively objective scientific perspective. Reviewing their work indicates that contemporary Orthodox believers do not adhere to any complex and coherent belief system. However, funeral and baptismal rites have persisted as well as Church attendance on religious holidays provided churches are available, although it is not clear if this is primarily due to the older generation. Personal practices such as praying at icons have decreased in recent years. The Orthodox faith seems to have little interaction with secular conduct. Of the several elements of religiosity, practice appears central to the Russian Orthodox.
ISSN:1468-5906
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal for the scientific study of religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.2307/1384737