Subcultures and New Religious Movements in Russia and East-Central Europe.
Title:
Subcultures and New Religious Movements in Russia and East-Central Europe.
Author:
McKay, George.
ISBN:
9783035302929
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (458 pages)
Series:
Cultural Identity Studies ; v.15
Cultural Identity Studies
Contents:
Contents -- Preface (Egidija Ramanauskaitė) ix -- Part 1: Subcultures -- Introduction - (Post-)subculture Theory, and Practice in East-Central Europe (George McKay and Michael Goddard) 3 -- Chapter one - From Local to Glocal: The Transformation of Delinquent and Radical Communities in the Tatarstan Republic of Russia (Alexander Salagaev, Alexander Shashkin, Alexander Makarov and Rustem Safin) 15 -- Chapter two - Skinheads as Defenders of Russia? Power versus Friendship in Xenophobic Youth Subcultures (Elena Omel'chenko and Al'bina Garifzianova) 33 -- Chapter three - Lithuanian Nationalist Skinhead Subculture: The Features of Identity (Tadas Kavolis) 61 -- Chapter four - Hip-Hop in Rakvere: The Importance of the Local in Global Subculture (Maarja Kobin and Airi-Alina Allaste) 87 -- Chapter five - Textually Constructing Identity and Otherness: Mediating the Romanian Hip-Hop Message (Isabela Merila and Michaela Praisler) 111 -- Chapter six - On Linguistic Politics: The Stylistic Testimonies of Romanian Hip-Hop (Daniela Şorcaru and Floriana Popescu) 125 -- Chapter seven - Lessons from a Lithuanian Hippie Paradise Glimpsed through a Keyhole (Egidija Ramanauskaitė and Rimas Vaišnys) 141 -- Chapter eight - Euro-Indians in the Framework of Slovak Society (Radoslav Hlúšek) 165 -- Chapter nine - The Formation of the Záježovŵá Community: Ideals and Reality in a Slovak Eco-Village (Martin Priečko) 187 -- Part 2: New Religious Movements -- Introduction - New Religious Movements in Post-communist Russia and East-Central Europe - a Threat to Stability and National Identity? (Neil Foxlee and Christopher Williams) 211 -- Chapter ten - The Fight for Religious Freedom and Pluralism in Post-communist Russia (Christopher Williams) 227.
Chapter eleven - Understanding Neo-paganism in Russia: Religion? Ideology? Philosophy? Fantasy? (Hilary Pilkington and Anton Popov) 253 -- Chapter twelve - Spirituality in the Post-communist Religious Marketplace: Indian-inspired New Religious Movements in Slovakia and their Conceptual Framework (Dušan Deák) 305 -- Chapter thirteen - Spirituality and Religiosity in the Art of Living Foundation in Lithuania and Denmark: Meanings, Contexts and Relationships (Milda Ališauskienė) 339 -- Chapter fourteen - The Reconfiguration of Values and Beliefs: A Study of Contemporary Theosophy in Latvia (Anita Stašulāne and Janis Priede) 365 -- Chapter fifteen - A Content Analysis of the Representation of Islam and Islamic Culture in the Slovak Media (Silvia Letavajová) 393 -- Notes on Contributors 421 -- Index 427.
Abstract:
The collapse of communism has opened up Russia and East-Central Europe to outside influences and enabled new lifestyle choices and forms of religious expression. Based on extensive ethnographic research, this collection uses a variety of theoretical perspectives and methodologies to examine some of the many subcultures and new religious movements that have emerged as part of this process, from members of utopian eco-communities, native-language hip-hoppers and nationalistic skinheads to various forms of Indian-inspired spirituality, neo-paganism and theosophy. Whether they reflect a growing sense of national or ethnic identity, the influence of globalization or a combination of the two, such groups highlight the challenge of creating a free, open and tolerant society in both Russia and new or prospective EU member states. The book seeks to contribute to academic and policy debates in this area by increasing understanding of the groups in question. The studies in this collection present selected findings from the three-year EU-funded project 'Society and Lifestyles: Towards Enhancing Social Harmonization through Knowledge of Subcultural Communities' (2006-2008), which included partners from a wide range of post-communist countries in Eastern Europe and from the UK.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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