In search of moral balance: Conversion and church adherence in the Russian orthodox church during the post-soviet period

Komáromi, Tünde (2011) In search of moral balance: Conversion and church adherence in the Russian orthodox church during the post-soviet period. Acta Ethnographica Hungarica, 56 (1). pp. 93-108. ISSN 1216-9803

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Abstract

In this paper I return to the question of church adherence and conversion adding ethnographic depth to my discussion with the intention of making some generalisations. In a previous paper (Komáromi 2011a) I reflected on the relationship between possession and conversion and I presented the cases of two women. Beginning with this paper I would like to broaden the perspective on conversion and relate the processes involved more generally to life crisis situations, conflicted relationships, severe illnesses or death and mourning.

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