Legitimating New Religiosity in Contemporary Russia: "Vedic Wisdom" Under Fire
Attitudes toward alternative spirituality in Russia are shaped by legislative limitations on religious freedom, the state’s traditionalism, and Russian Orthodox anticultism. Nevertheless, public personalities associated with new religious movements persist and flourish. Oleg Torsunov, popularizer of...
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Nova religio
Year: 2021, Volume: 24, Issue: 3, Pages: 6-35 |
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Russia
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/ Orthodox Church
/ Vedism
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RelBib Classification: | AZ New religious movements BK Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations KBK Europe (East) |
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Legitimation
B New Religious Movements B Krishna B New Age B Eastern Europe B International Society of Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) B Vedic Wisdom B Gender B Russia |
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