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Sociocultural anthropologists have taken increasing interest in the global communities established by Roman Catholic and Protestant churches, but the many streams of Eastern Christianity have so far been neglected. This book fills this gap in the literature. The chapters in this collection examine the primary distinguishing features of the Eastern traditions—iconography, hymnology, ritual, and pilgrimage—through ethnographic analysis. Particular attention is paid to the revitalization of Orthodox and Greek Catholic churches that were repressed under Marxist–Leninist regimes.
Keywords: global communities, Roman Catholic church, Protestant church, Eastern Christianity, iconography, hymnology, ritual, pilgrimage, Greek Catholic church, Marxist–Leninist regimes
Print publication date: 2010 | Print ISBN-13: 9780520260559 |
Published to California Scholarship Online: May 2012 | DOI:10.1525/california/9780520260559.001.0001 |
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