Religious practice among Finnish converts to Orthodox Christianity: Between ritual and sincerity
In this study, I discuss the devotional lives of Finns who have joined the Orthodox Church of Finland as adults. The analysis is based on interviews conducted with 29 converts to Orthodoxy. My specific focus is the interplay of interiority and exteriority in my interlocutors’ religious practice. To...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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2022
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Approaching religion
Year: 2022, Volume: 12, Issue: 3, Pages: 62-78 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Finland
/ Finnische Orthodoxe Kirche
/ Convert
/ Religiosity
/ Prayer
/ Truthfulness
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RelBib Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality KBE Northern Europe; Scandinavia KDF Orthodox Church NBM Doctrine of Justification |
Further subjects: | B
Rituals
B Orthodox Christianity B religion in Finland B Prayer B Ritualization |
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