The Orthodox Church and Russian Politics
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP USA
- Date of Publication 9 June 2011
- ISBN 9780199791149
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages265 pages
- Size 155x231x25 mm
- Weight 612 g
- Language English 0
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Short description:
This in-depth case study examines the Russian Orthodox Church's influence on federal-level policy in the Russian Federation since the fall of communism. By far more comprehensive than competing works, The Orthodox Church and Russian Politics is based on interviews, close readings of documents--including official state and ecclesiastical publications--and survey work conducted by the author.
MoreLong description:
This in-depth case study examines the Russian Orthodox Church's influence on federal-level policy in the Russian Federation since the fall of communism. By far more comprehensive than competing works, The Orthodox Church and Russian Politics is based on interviews, close readings of documents--including official state and ecclesiastical publications--and survey work conducted by the author. The analysis balances the Church as an institutional political actor with the government's response to Church demands. Papkova ultimately concludes that the reciprocal relationship between the Church and state is far weaker and less politically important than Western analysts usually believe.
Papkova traces the Church's relative failure in mobilizing parishioners, influencing political parties, and lobbying the state, citing the 1997 law limiting religious freedoms as its only significant political win. She attributes much of this weakness to the informal division of the Church into liberal, traditionalist, and fundamentalist factions, which prevents it from presenting a unified front. Providing a fresh insight into the role of the Church in Post-Soviet Russia, the book speaks across disciplines to political science, sociology, anthropology, history, and religious studies.
The book provides a valuable assessment of how Russian presidents Yeltsin, Putin, and Medvedev view the role of the Orthodox Church. Also, Papkova skillfully covers the relationship between the Orthodox Church and such important factors in Russian politics as the Communist and the Liberal Democratic parties. This book definitely helps to understand modern Russia.
Table of Contents:
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Chapter One: The Russian Orthodox Church in Contemporary Russian Politics: An Introduction
Chapter Two: The Post-Soviet Russian Orthodox Church and Secular Politics: Ideological Frames
Chapter Three: The Moscow Patriarchate as Political Lobbyist
Chapter Four: Informal Orthodoxy and Radical Politics
Chapter Five: Orthodoxy and Political Identity
Chapter Six: Conclusion: Post-Soviet Canonizations, the Russian Orthodox Church, State, and Society
Appendix
Notes
Index
