Media Use and Social Influence Among the Moravian Brethren in the Baltic Region with a Focus on Modern-Day Latvia
The Herrnhut Brethren (Moravians) expanded to the Baltic region in the early eighteenth century and quickly became a substantial religious force, especially among the local Estonian and Latvian peasant population. Instead of following a top-down institutional approach to Christianity, the Moravians...
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| Medienart: | Elektronisch Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Ruhr-Universität Bochum
2023
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Entangled Religions
Jahr: 2023, Band: 14, Heft: 6 |
| normierte Schlagwort(-folgen): | B
Lettland
/ Brüdergemeine
/ Bauer
/ Bildung
/ Mission
/ Geschichte 1730-1850
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| RelBib Classification: | CD Christentum und Kultur CH Christentum und Gesellschaft KAH Kirchengeschichte 1648-1913; Neuzeit KBK Osteuropa KDD Evangelische Kirche RF Christliche Religionspädagogik; Katechetik RH Evangelisation; christliche Medien RJ Mission; Missionswissenschaft |
| weitere Schlagwörter: | B
Moravian Church
B Livland B national awakening B Herrnhut B Pietism B peasant education |
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| Zusammenfassung: | The Herrnhut Brethren (Moravians) expanded to the Baltic region in the early eighteenth century and quickly became a substantial religious force, especially among the local Estonian and Latvian peasant population. Instead of following a top-down institutional approach to Christianity, the Moravians approached the peasants as equals. The resulting religious contact between the Moravians and the Baltic Lutheran Church entrenched Christianity in the Baltic countryside more than had previously been the case and empowered the local population, largely through the innovative use of media and access to education. |
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| ISSN: | 2363-6696 |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: Entangled Religions
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.46586/er.14.2023.10975 |