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Studying religions with the iron curtain closed and opened : the academic study of religion in Eastern Europe /

Studying religions with the iron curtain closed and opened : the academic study of religion in Eastern Europe / Edited by Tomáš Bubík and Henryk Hoffmann. - 1 online resource (xviii, 320 pages) - Numen book series : studies in the history of religions, v. 149 0169-8834 ; . - Numen Book Series 149. Numen Book Series Online, ISBN: 9789004380837. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preliminary Material -- The Czech Journey to the Academic Study of Religions: From the Critique of Religion to its Study / Searching and Finding: A History of the Slovak Study of Religion / The Development of Religious Studies in Poland: History and the Present State / The History and Recent Trends of Religionswissenschaft in Hungary / Estonian Study of Religion: A Historical Outline of the 20th Century Developments / Development of the Study of Religion in Latvia in the 20th Century / The History of the Scientific Study of Religion and Current State of Religious Studies in Ukraine / The Outline of Religious Studies in Russia: Did Soviet Religious Studies Really Exist? / Index. Tomáš Bubík -- David Václavík -- Henryk Hoffmann -- András Máté-Tóth and Csaba Máté Sarnyai -- Ülo Valk and Tarmo Kulmar -- Jānis Priede -- Liudmyla Fylypovych and Yuriy Babinov -- Ekaterina Elbakyan --

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Studying Religions with the Iron Curtain Closed and Open. The Academic Study of Religion in Eastern Europe offers an account of the research focused on the origins, development and the current situation of the Study of Religions in the 20th century in countries such as the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Estonia, Latvia, Ukraine, and Russia. Special attention is devoted to the ideological influences determining the interpretation of religion, especially connected with the rise of Marxist-Leninist criticism of religion.

9789004292789

10.1163/9789004292789 DOI

2015007831


1900 - 1999


Religion--Study and teaching (Higher)--History--Europe, Eastern--20th century.
Religions--History--20th century.
Religion.
Religion--Study and teaching (Higher)
Religions.


Europe, Eastern--Religion.
Europe, Eastern.


History.

BL41 / .S835 2015

200.71/047