Transnational Religions: The Roman Catholic Church in Brazil & the Orthodox Church in Russia
This essay examines several current issues facing the Roman Catholic Church in Brazil and the Russian Orthodox Church in the post-Soviet, multi-ethnic republic that is today called the Russian Federation. To the extent possible, I shall treat both the issues and institutions comparatively, even if s...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Oxford Univ. Press
2001
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Sociology of religion
Year: 2001, Volume: 62, Issue: 4, Pages: 535-550 |
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Summary: | This essay examines several current issues facing the Roman Catholic Church in Brazil and the Russian Orthodox Church in the post-Soviet, multi-ethnic republic that is today called the Russian Federation. To the extent possible, I shall treat both the issues and institutions comparatively, even if selectively and almost solely out of a concern for contemporary “transnational” religions, a subject I have explored since the mid-nineteen eighties and do so again here. |
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ISSN: | 1759-8818 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Sociology of religion
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3712440 |