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Orthodoxy and the COVID-19 Crisis : Ritualized Security and Performative Social Action

Metreveli, Tornike LU and Brik, Tymofii (2022) In Årsbok för Svenskt Gudstjänstliv 97. p.67-75
Abstract
Have Orthodox Christian churches engaged in creation of novel
religious practices during the coronavirus pandemic? How do
those practices emerge, and how do laypeople respond to them?
This article addresses these questions by reflecting on the major
project findings based on examination of Orthodox churches of
Russia, Ukraine and Georgia. The findings build on a theoretical
framework that includes several perspectives and combines macro and
micro-sociological theories of religion. The article follows the
recent attempts of Nancy Ammerman and Jörg Stolz, who provided
unified theoretical models of religion combining a practice
approach as well as micro- (personal rituals and meanings) and
macro-... (More)
Have Orthodox Christian churches engaged in creation of novel
religious practices during the coronavirus pandemic? How do
those practices emerge, and how do laypeople respond to them?
This article addresses these questions by reflecting on the major
project findings based on examination of Orthodox churches of
Russia, Ukraine and Georgia. The findings build on a theoretical
framework that includes several perspectives and combines macro and
micro-sociological theories of religion. The article follows the
recent attempts of Nancy Ammerman and Jörg Stolz, who provided
unified theoretical models of religion combining a practice
approach as well as micro- (personal rituals and meanings) and
macro- (structural opportunities) perspectives. (Less)
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COVID -19, Orthodox Christianity, rituals, liturgy, social action, Covid-19, Covid-19
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Årsbok för Svenskt Gudstjänstliv
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97
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Artos & Norma
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0280-9133
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  author       = {{Metreveli, Tornike and Brik, Tymofii}},
  issn         = {{0280-9133}},
  keywords     = {{COVID -19; Orthodox Christianity; rituals; liturgy; social action; Covid-19; Covid-19}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{67--75}},
  publisher    = {{Artos & Norma}},
  series       = {{Årsbok för Svenskt Gudstjänstliv}},
  title        = {{Orthodoxy and the COVID-19 Crisis : Ritualized Security and Performative Social Action}},
  volume       = {{97}},
  year         = {{2022}},
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