Religiosity in Ukraine according to Sociological Surveys
Using data from the 1992, 1993 and 1994 surveys by the Ukrainian Research Institute on Youth Problems (Ukrains'kyi naukovo-doslidnyi instytut problem molodi), the 1999/2000 European Values Study, the 2008 International Social Survey Program, the 1997-1998 Aufbruch Survey and the opinion polls o...
| Published in: | Religion, state & society |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2010
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Religion, state & society
Year: 2010, Volume: 38, Issue: 3, Pages: 213-227 |
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| Summary: | Using data from the 1992, 1993 and 1994 surveys by the Ukrainian Research Institute on Youth Problems (Ukrains'kyi naukovo-doslidnyi instytut problem molodi), the 1999/2000 European Values Study, the 2008 International Social Survey Program, the 1997-1998 Aufbruch Survey and the opinion polls on religion carried out between 2000 and 2007 by the Razumkov Centre in Kiev this paper explores the nature, dynamic and peculiarities of religiosity in Ukraine since the fall of communism. It discusses the changes in religious convictions and denominational structure as well as correlation between religious behaviour and social and demographic characteristics. Survey data suggest that the changes in areas where religion has become a serious factor of national identity and of political and cultural mobilisation are even more obvious than changes in individual religiosity. The author argues that a notable feature of the new cultural climate in Ukraine is that religion has met with strong social approval and has become a sort of legitimising behaviour, the mark of a respectable citizen. Not only officials, politicians and public figures but also stars from the worlds of pop music and sport who are very popular among young people will emphasise that they belong to a church. Another feature of this climate is the special position of the church as a social institution and the creation of a type of religious culture that is deprived of strict denominational connotation. It is a faintly articulated set of symbols, signs, holidays, customs, practices and fragments of historical memory rather than a well-composed system of confessional belief. |
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| ISSN: | 1465-3974 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Religion, state & society
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/09637494.2010.499280 |