‘Soviet Spirituality’: The Phenomenon and its Research Possibilities
‘Soviet Spirituality’: The Phenomenon and its Research Possibilities
Author(s): Solveiga Krūmiņa-KoņkovaSubject(s): Government/Political systems, Politics and religion, History of Communism, Sociology of Religion
Published by: Latvijas Universitātes Filozofijas un socioloģijas institūts
Keywords: Soviet spirituality; atheism; communism; religion as political enemy;
Summary/Abstract: ‘Soviet spirituality’ is one of the problematic concepts for which it is difficult to find an unambiguous definition. Authors of the articles published in this issue of the Reliģiski-filozofiski raksti (Religious-Philosophical Articles) attempt to understand this concept with the help of a seemingly better-explored concept – atheism. Soviet spirituality grew out of Soviet atheism, and they crossbred each other in their mutual relations. However, as our readers will see, just as there are different understandings of Soviet spirituality, there are also different understandings of atheism because both concepts have significant historical, regional, and cultural differences. [...]
Journal: Religiski-filozofiski raksti
- Issue Year: XXXI/2021
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 5-7
- Page Count: 3
- Language: English