Everyday Religiosity and the Politics of Belonging in Ukraine

Catherine Wanner

book: Everyday Religiosity and the Politics of Belonging in Ukraine

Open Access Published by Cornell University Press 2022

Everyday Religiosity and the Politics of Belonging in Ukraine

Catherine Wanner
Funded by: Penn State University / TOME

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781501764967

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About this book

Everyday Religiosity and the Politics of Belonging in Ukraine reveals how and why religion has become a pivotal political force in a society struggling to overcome the legacy of its entangled past with Russia and chart a new future. If Ukraine is "ground zero" in the tensions between Russia and the West, religion is an arena where the consequences of conflicts between Russia and Ukraine keenly play out.

Vibrant forms of everyday religiosity pave the way for religion to be weaponized and securitized to advance political agendas in Ukraine and beyond. These practices, Catherine Wanner argues, enable religiosity to be increasingly present in public spaces, public institutions, and wartime politics in a pluralist society that claims to be secular.

Based on ethnographic data and interviews conducted since before the Revolution of Dignity and the outbreak of armed combat in 2014, Wanner investigates the conditions that catapulted religiosity, religious institutions, and religious leaders to the forefront of politics and geopolitics.

Author / Editor information

Catherine Wanner is Professor of History, Anthropology, and Religious Studies at The Pennsylvania State University. She is the author or editor of six books on Ukraine, including Ukrainians and Global Evangelism and Burden of Dreams.

Reviews

Lucian N. Leustean, Aston University, co-editor of The Oxford Handbook of Religion and Europe:

"This excellent and accessible book adds new insights into our understanding of not only tumultuous church-state relations in Ukraine but of the role played by religion in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict. It is a must-read."

Paul D'Anieri, University of California, Riverside, author of Ukraine and Russia:

"The tomos establishing an independent Ukrainian Orthodox Church was a huge political undertaking that has not yet had the kind of impact people hoped or feared. This book helps us understand why, and in the process provides a more nuanced picture of how religion actually 'works' in Ukraine."

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Abbreviations Publicly Available Download PDF	xii
Note on Transliteration and Translation Publicly Available Download PDF	xiii
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	xv
INTRODUCTION Together and Apart Open Access Download PDF	1
1 “FREEDOM IS OUR RELIGION” The Religious Dimensions of Political Life Open Access Download PDF	25
2 GOLD DOMED KYIV The Power of Atmosphere Open Access Download PDF	44
3 RADICAL HOPE The Maidan as Historic Event Open Access Download PDF	82
4 THE AESTHETICS OF RELATEDNESS Commemorative Spirits in Public Space Open Access Download PDF	118
5 SERVING ON THE FRONT AND THE HOME FRONT Military Chaplains in Public Institutions Open Access Download PDF	149
CONCLUSION The New Politics of Belonging Open Access Download PDF	183
Notes Open Access Download PDF	191
References Open Access Download PDF	205
Index Open Access Download PDF	219

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Language: English
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Audience: General/trade;
Pages
- Main content: 246
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 24
- Images: 24
- Other: 24 b&w halftones
Keywords: church-state relationship; ethnographies of belonging; ukrainian orthodoxy; religion and post-communism; independent orthodox church of ukraine; religious pluralism in ukraine

eBook

Published: November 15, 2022
ISBN: 9781501764967