Orthodox Christians in Lithuania: Ethnicity, Language and Ethnoreligious Identity
In this article we will examine how ethnicity (Russians and Russian speakers of mixed ethnic identities) and religion (Orthodoxy) interact and construct ethnoreligious identity in the case of Orthodox Christians in Lithuania. To investigate these aspects, the article will draw on data from qualitati...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Published: |
2024
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| In: |
Journal of religion in Europe
Year: 2024, Volume: 17, Issue: 3, Pages: 341-367 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Lithuania
/ Orthodox Christian
/ Ethnic identity
/ Religious identity
/ Russisch-Orthodoxe Kirche
/ Russians (motif)
/ Russian language
/ Politics
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AF Geography of religion AG Religious life; material religion CG Christianity and Politics CH Christianity and Society KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KBK Europe (East) KDF Orthodox Church TK Recent history |
| Further subjects: | B
Ethnicity
B languages B Orthodox Christians in Lithuania B ethnoreligious identity B Orthodox Church in Lithuania |
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| Summary: | In this article we will examine how ethnicity (Russians and Russian speakers of mixed ethnic identities) and religion (Orthodoxy) interact and construct ethnoreligious identity in the case of Orthodox Christians in Lithuania. To investigate these aspects, the article will draw on data from qualitative fieldwork (2019–2021) and the analysis of articles from the official journal of the archdiocese of Vilnius and Lithuania. We argue that for the Orthodox community in Lithuania, the historically established close links of Orthodoxy with Russian Orthodox tradition and Russian identity are important today. However, a significant part of the Lithuanian Orthodox community identifies with the global (Byzantium) and/or local (Grand Duchy of Lithuania) Orthodox tradition and faces the challenge of including the Lithuanian language in religious education and practices. |
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| ISSN: | 1874-8929 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of religion in Europe
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/18748929-bja10106 |
