Globalization and Orthodox Christianity: The Transformations of a Religious Tradition

ISBN-13: 9781138307520 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 228 str.

Victor Roudometof

Opis

With approximately 200 to 300 million adherents worldwide, Orthodox Christianity is among the largest branches of Christianity, yet it remains relatively understudied. This book examines the rich and complex entanglements between Orthodox Christianity and globalization, offering a substantive contribution to the relationship between religion and globalization, as well as the relationship between Orthodox Christianity and the sociology of religion – and more broadly, the interdisciplinary field of Religious Studies. While deeply engaged with history, this book does not simply narrate the history of Orthodox Christianity as a world religion, nor does it address theological issues or cover all the individual trajectories of each subgroup or subdivision of the faith. Orthodox Christianity is the object of the analysis, but author Victor Roudometof speaks to a broader audience interested in culture, religion, and globalization.

Spis treści

1.Globalization and Orthodox Christianity: Preliminary Considerations  2. The Fragmentation of Christianity  3. From Christian Orthodoxy to Orthodox Christianity  4. Transitions to Modernity  5. Nationalism and the Orthodox Church: The Modern Synthesis  6. Colonialism and Ethnarchy: The Case of Cyprus  7.Orthodox Christianity as a Transnational Religion  8. Territoriality, Globality and Orthodoxy  9. Religion and Globalization: Orthodox Christianity Across the Ages

O autorze

Victor Roudometof is Associate Professor of Sociology in the Department of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Cyprus.