Transformations of Religiosity: Religion and Religiosity in Eastern Europe 1989 – 2010

"Following the political and economic transformation processes in Eastern Europe the religious landscapes have also changed. While some countries display a revitalization of religion, others are continuously secularizing. The book explores this contrast, including different, empirical based studies on the topic in a wide range of Eastern European countries"--Provided by publisher Front Matter....Pages 1-6 Introduction – Transformations of Religiosity in Central and Eastern Europe Twenty Years after the Breakdown of Communism....Pages 7-20 The Religious Factor in Eastern Europe – Theoretical Considerations on Emergent Forms of Secularized Religion....Pages 21-28 Europeanisation, Multiple Modernities and Religion – The Reconstruction of Collective Identities in Post-Communist Central and Eastern Europe....Pages 29-50 The Modernisation of Gender Relations and Religion: Comparative Analysis of Secularization Processes....Pages 51-68 Religious Social Capital in Europe Connections between Religiosity and Civil Society....Pages 69-94 Religiosity and Political Values in Central and Eastern Europe....Pages 95-110 Secularization of Electoral Behavior? The State-Church Cleavage in Europe....Pages 111-134 Religiosity and Bonding to the Church in East Germany in Eastern European Comparison – is East Germany Still Following a Special Path?....Pages 135-154 Religious Revival in Romania: Between Cohort Replacement and Contextual Changes....Pages 155-174 Religiosity and Marriage. Family Attitudes in Croatia....Pages 175-196 The Instrumentalisation of Religious Beliefs and Adat Customery Laws in Chechnya....Pages 197-212 Back Matter....Pages 213-216 "After the political transformation in Eastern Europe, one can now look on an other transformation in these countries - the transformation of religion. In some countries a revitalization of religion occurs, in other countries the continuity of a secularization process have to be noticed. The book deals with this contrast, including different, empirical based, views on the topic and different Eastern European countries."--Publisher's website