Old Religion, New Spirituality: Implications of Secularisation and Individualisation in Estonia

Erscheinungsjahr 2021
ISBN: 978-90-04-46113-0
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 137, 188 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 458 g

Reihe: International Studies in Sociology and Social Anthropology

Estonia is often described as one of the most secularised countries in the world in terms of de-institutionalisation and de-Christianisation. Old Religion, New Spirituality: Implications of Secularisation and Individualisation in Estonia, edited by Riho Altnurme, starts with the question: what are the historical reasons for Estonia to be so secularised? The decisive factor in the diminishment in the importance of Christianity was the overlap between social classes and ethnicities. The national identity of Estonians became disconnected to any religion.

Second, what are the consequences? How are the secularity of Estonia and the picture of individualised religiosity in this country linked? This book provides fresh results from surveys, archival work and analysis by a group of Estonian researchers.

Contributors include: Riho Altnurme, Lea Altnurme, Priit Rohtmets, Indrek Pekko, Toomas Schvak, Ringo Ringvee, Alar Kilp, and Marko Uibu.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Altnurme, Riho

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christentum/Christliche Theologie Allgemein Kirchliche Bildungseinrichtungen, Diakonie, Caritas
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Kirchengeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Tables

Introduction

1. The history of the marginalisation of Christianity in Estonia (1857-2017)

Lea Altnurme

2. The Lutheran church in Estonian society: the impact of secularisation and religious change

Priit Rohtmets, Indrek Pekko, Riho Altnurme

3. The Orthodox Church in Estonia: historical and contemporary perspectives in the context of the 2011 population and housing census

Toomas Schvak

4. Secular society, secular state: egalitarian legislation on religion?

Ringo Ringvee

5. The influence of the European Union’s liberal secularist policy on religion upon religious authority in Estonia since 2004

Alar Kilp

6. The religious turn in Estonia: modern self-understanding in a flood of esotericism

Lea Altnurme

7. The spiritual milieu in Estonia: challenges and opportunities for studying contemporary forms of religion

Marko Uibu


8. Similarities and differences between Estonia and the other ‘most secular’ countries
Riho Altnurme

Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Riho Altnurme, Ph.D. (2000), University of Tartu, is Professor of Church History at that university. He has published articles and edited volumes on society, state and churches in the contemporary history of Estonia, including History of Estonian Ecumenism (University of Tartu, 2009).