Icons axed, freedoms lost : Russian desecularization and a Ukrainian alternative / Vyacheslav Karpov and Rachel L. Schroeder.
| Author/creator | Karpov, Vyacheslav author. |
| Other author | Schroeder, Rachel L., author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2025] |
| Description | vii, 287 pages ; 24 cm |
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| Abstract | "In Icons Axed, Freedoms Lost, Vyacheslav Karpov and Rachel L. Schroeder demonstrate how Russia went from persecuting believers to jailing critics of religion, and why, in contrast, religious pluralism and tolerance have solidified in Ukrainie. Offering a richly documented history of cultural and political struggles that surround desecularization - the resurgance of religion's societal role - from the end of the USSR to the Russo-Ukrainian war, they show Russian critics of desecularization adhered to artistic provocations, from axing icons to "punk-prayers" in cathedrals and how Orthodox activists, in turn, responded by vandalizing controversial exhibits and calling on the state to crush "the enemies of the Church." Putin's solidifying tyranny heard their calls and criminalized insults to religious feelings. Meanwhile, Ukraine adhered to its pluralistic legacies. Its churches refused to engage in Russian-style culture wars, sticking instead to forgiveness and forbearance. Icons Axed, Freedoms Lost offers original theoreitcal and methodological perspectives on desecularization applicable far beyond cases of Russia and Ukraine"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2024027771 |
| ISBN | 9781978822221 |
| ISBN | 9781978822238 hardcover |
| ISBN | 1978822235 hardcover |
| ISBN | 1978822227 paperback |
| ISBN | electronic book |
| ISBN | electronic book |
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