{"product_id":"women-and-religiosity-in-orthodox-christianity-paperback-softback-9780823298617","title":"Women and Religiosity in Orthodox Christianity (Paperback \/ softback) 9780823298617","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWomen and Religiosity in Orthodox Christianity\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eIna Merdjanova (Edited by), Kristin Aune (Contributions by), Milica Bakic-Hayden (Contributions by), Maria Bucur (Contributions by), Ketevan Gurchiani (Contributions by), James Kapalo (Contributions by), Helena Kupari (Contributions by), Ina Merdjanova (Contributions by), Sarah Riccardi-Swartz (Contributions by), Eleni Sotiriou (Contributions by), Tatiana Tiaynen-Qadir (Contributions by), Detelina Tocheva (Contributions by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780823298617\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 2 November 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e336 pages, 4 b\/w illustrations\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2 cm, 0.468 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWomen and Religiosity in Orthodox Christianity\u003c\/i\u003e fills a significant gap in the sociology of religious practice: Studies focused on women's religiosity have overlooked Orthodox populations, while studies of Orthodox practice (operating within the dominant theological, historical, and sociological framework) have remained gender-blind.\u003cbr\u003e The essays in this collection shed new light on the women who make up a considerable majority of the Orthodox population by engaging women's lifeworlds, practices, and experiences in relation to their religion in multiple, varied localities, discussing both contemporary and pre-1989 developments. These contributions critically engage the pluralist and changing character of Orthodox institutional and social life by using feminist epistemologies and drawing on original ethnographic research to account for Orthodox women's previously ignored perspectives, knowledges, and experiences.\u003cbr\u003e Combining the depth of ethnographic analysis with geographical breadth and employing a variety of research methodologies, this book expands our understanding of Orthodox Christianity by examining Orthodox women of diverse backgrounds in different settings: parishes, monasteries, and the secular spaces of everyday life, and under shifting historical conditions and political regimes. In defiance of claims that Orthodox Christianity is immutable and fixed in time, these essays argue that continuity and transformation can be found harmoniously in social practices, demographic trends, and larger material contexts at the intersection between gender, Orthodoxy, and locality.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eContributors\u003c\/b\u003e: Kristin Aune, Milica Bakic-Hayden, Maria Bucur, Ketevan Gurchiani, James Kapaló, Helena Kupari, Ina Merdjanova, Sarah Riccardi-Swartz, Eleni Sotiriou, Tatiana Tiaynen-Qadir, Detelina Tocheva\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eWomen in Orthodox Christianity: A Foreword   vii\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKristin Aune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Introduction   1\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eIna Merdjanova\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Women and Greek Orthodoxy in the Twenty-First Century: Charting Elements of Change   15\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEleni Sotiriou\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Women, Orthodox Christianity, and Neosecularization in Bulgaria   50\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eIna Merdjanova\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Lay Women and the Transformation of Orthodox Christianity in Russia   76\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDetelina Tocheva\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Women and the Georgian Orthodox Church   101\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKetevan Gurchiani\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Women and Orthodox Dissent: The Case of the Archangelist Underground\u003cbr\u003e Movement in Soviet Moldavia   129\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJames Kapaló\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Gender and Religiosity in Communist Romania: Continuity and Change   155\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMaria Bucur\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Doubly Neglected: Histories of Women Monastics in the Serbian Orthodox Church   176\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMilica Bakic-Hayden\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Women as Agents of Glocalization in the Orthodox Church of Finland   206\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHelena Kupari and Tatiana Tiaynen-Qadir\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Head Coverings, Vaccines, and Gender Politics:\u003cbr\u003e Contentious Topics among Orthodox Christian Women in US-based Digital Spaces   241\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSarah Riccardi-Swartz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/i\u003e   275\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eList of Contributors\u003c\/i\u003e   277\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e   281\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Fordham University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52580466360600,"sku":"9780823298617","price":28.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/women-and-religiosity-in-orthodox-christianity-paperback-softback-9780823298617","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}