'Friends and Foes of the "Russian World': Post-Soviet State's Management of Religious Diversity'

Marat Shterin

'Friends and Foes of the "Russian World': Post-Soviet State's Management of Religious Diversity'

Theology & Religious Studies

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Abstract

The chapter discusses the evolving management of religious diversity in post-Soviet Russia, concentrating on the complex relationships between the issues of political legitimacy and legitimacy of presence of minority religions in the country. Rather than assuming path-dependence in Russia's policies towards minority religions and presumed inherent characteristics of its State, it offers an analysis focused on the interests and of post-Soviet political and religious elites in legitimising their position and power in the situation of institutional instability and pervasive uncertainty. It agues that the restrictive and at times oppressive policies towards religious minorities can be best explained by institutional weaknesses rather strengths of these elites.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Politics and Practice of Religious Diversity
Subtitle of host publication	Local Contexts, Global Issues
Editors	Andrew Dawson
Place of Publication	London & New York City
Publisher	Routledge, London & New York
Pages	29-48
Number of pages	20
ISBN (Electronic)	9781317648635
ISBN (Print)	9781138791817
Publication status	Published - 15 Apr 2016

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Name	Routledge Advances in Sociology

Keywords

Religious diversity and pluralism; religion and political power; minority religions and politics in Russia

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'Friends and Foes of the "Russian World': Post-Soviet State's Management of Religious Diversity'. / Shterin, Marat.
Politics and Practice of Religious Diversity: Local Contexts, Global Issues . ed. / Andrew Dawson. London & New York City : Routledge, London & New York, 2016. p. 29-48 1 (Routledge Advances in Sociology ).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

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