Spaces and borders current research on religion in Central and Eastern Europe / [electronic resource] :
edited by András Máté-Tóth and Cosima Rughiniş.
- Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, c2011.
- 1 online resource (vi, 278 p.)
- Religion and society, v. 51 1437-5370 ; .
- Religion and society (Hague, Netherlands) ; 51. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Experiencing Religion -- Strategies of Religious Elites -- Religion and Politics -- List of Contributors -- Index of Objects.
People observe and transgress religious borders when they relate with faith and other faiths, when they shape communities, when they make decisions. A group of researchers have joined an inquiry into the forces of religious closure and openness in present-day Central and Eastern Europe. Sociology, political science and history are triangulated to render a clear understanding of the individual experiences of religion and secularity, and of the strategic choices of religious and political elites, taking readers along an exploration of religious identity and otherness.