Anti-Cult Wars in Europe: FECRIS, Alexander Dvorkin and Others. The Case of the Applied Sciences Association in Odessa
For 25 years, the European Federation of Centers of Research and Information on Sectarianism (FECRIS) has been fueling social hostility against spiritual minorities and new religious movements in Europe. FECRIS, which is almost fully funded by the French state, is represented...
| Veröffentlicht in: | The journal of CESNUR |
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| Medienart: | Elektronisch Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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[2018]
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The journal of CESNUR
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Alexander Dvorkin
B Leopold Szondi B Anti-Cult Movement in Russia B Applied Sciences Association B Oleg Maltsev B FECRIS B Religion in Ukraine |
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| Zusammenfassung: | For 25 years, the European Federation of Centers of Research and Information on Sectarianism (FECRIS) has been fueling social hostility against spiritual minorities and new religious movements in Europe. FECRIS, which is almost fully funded by the French state, is represented in over 25 European countries. Through its Russian affiliate association, headed by its vice-president Alexander Dvorkin, FECRIS contributes to the persecution of Christian Evangelicals and Pentecostals, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Mormons, Falun Gong practitioners, Hare Krishna devotees, and others throughout the entire former Soviet space. Although the French state is secular, Alexander Dvorkin, the vice-president of a publicly-funded French organization, is an employee of the Russian Orthodox Church. This paper points at this unhealthy alliance and its dramatic consequences. Detailing the case of the Applied Sciences Association in Odessa, this piece summarizes interviews with victims of Dvorkin’s anti-cult organization and analyses the strategies used by Dvorkin to create an imaginary cult and spread artificial panic. |
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| ISSN: | 2532-2990 |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: The journal of CESNUR
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.26338/tjoc.2018.2.3.4 |