Religion in Secular Archives Soviet Atheism and Historical Knowledge |
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| Author:
| Luehrmann, Sonja |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-994362-3 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2015 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $163.59AUD $257.00 |
Book Description:
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What can atheists tell us about religious life? Russian archives contain a wealth of information on Soviet-era religiosity, but most of it is written from the hostile perspective of militantly atheist institutions. Based on archival research in locations as diverse as the multi-religious Volga region, Moscow, and Texas, Sonja Luehrmann argues that we can learn a great deal about Soviet religiosity when we focus not just on what documents say but also on what they did.
What can atheists tell us about religious life? Russian archives contain a wealth of information on Soviet-era religiosity, but most of it is written from the hostile perspective of militantly atheist institutions. Based on archival research in locations as diverse as the multi-religious Volga region, Moscow, and Texas, Sonja Luehrmann argues that we can learn a great deal about Soviet religiosity when we focus not just on what documents say but also on what they did.