essay
The importance of religion in the Soviet rural community
soviet rural community • Urbana • Published In 1971 • Pages: 346-375
By: Dunn, Ethel.
Abstract
Despite decades of hostile communist policies and campaigns aimed at eradicating the vestiges of the Russian Orthodox Church, religion continued to play important roles in the lives of farming households and rural communities. The author underscores three historical and political factors likely accounting for the continued relevance of traditional religious practices, including baptism, annual festivals, and agrarian magical rites. First, the Orthodox Church is deeply revered as symbol of Russian nationality and identity. Second, active participation in local church affairs and parish communities provided a relatively safe venue for challenging the power of local party officials. Third, rural women and young girls lived in marginal social spaces beyond the reach of anti-religion communist campaigns.
- Region
- Europe
- Sub Region
- Eastern Europe
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Anthropologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Teferi Abate Adem ; 2018
- Field Date
- no date given
- Coverage Date
- 1917-1967
- Coverage Place
- Soviet Union
- Notes
- Ethel Dunn
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCN
- 70122913
- LCSH
- Agriculture and state--Soviet Union--Congresses
- Soviet Union--Rural conditions--Congresses