Religious vs secular nationhood: ‘Multiple secularities’ in post-Soviet Armenia

This article draws on the notion of ‘cultural defense’ to examine how nationalism shapes contemporary contestations around religion and secularity in Armenia. While clearly relevant, this framework has rarely been used for the analysis of religious change in the Caucasus region as part of the broade...

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Authors: Burchardt, Marian 1975- (Author) ; Hovhannisyan, Hovhannes (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage [2016]
In: Social compass
Year: 2016, Volume: 63, Issue: 4, Pages: 427-443
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Armenia / Secularism / Nation (university) / Religion / National consciousness
RelBib Classification:AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism
AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
CG Christianity and Politics
KBK Europe (East)
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)