Suchergebnisse

Theories of religion and democracy -- Research methodology -- Changing political and religious environment -- Buddhism -- General description -- Buddha light mountain -- Buddhist Compassion Relief Cji Foundation -- Dharma-drum mountain -- Zhongtai Can Monastery -- Other Buddhists -- Christianity -- General description -- Presbyterians -- Baptists -- Local churches -- Other denominations -- Daoism and folk religions -- Definition -- Daoism -- Yiguandao -- Mazu belief -- Statistical analysis -- Taiwans religious profile -- Religion and party preference -- Religion and democratic values -- Religion and democratic behavior -- Comparison of taiwanese believers -- Comparing Taiwanese and Korean believers -- Conclusion -- Summary and comparison -- Methodological, theoretical and practical implications

Abstract: Religion, Expression, and Patriotism in Russia: Essays on Post-Soviet Society and the StateYuliya Yurchuk (postdoctoral researcher, Historical and Contemporary Studies, Södertörn University) reviews Religion, Expression, and Patriotism in Russia: Essays on Post-Soviet Society and the State, edited by Sanna Turoma, Kaarina Aitamurto and Slobodanka Vladiv-Glover.

Abstract in English: Crossing the Boundary into the Russian "Imagined Community". "Language", "Culture" and "Religion" in Russian Media Discourse on the Integration of ImmigrantsJussi Lassila reviews Christine Myrdahl Lukash' doctoral dissertation Crossing the Boundary into the Russian "Imagined Community". "Language", "Culture" and "Religion" in Russian Media Discourse on the Integration of Immigrants. The dissertation analyses how the Russian 'imagined community' is represented in the 2000–2015 Russian media discourse on the integration of immigrants, and the role of 'language', 'culture' and 'identity' in this respect. Also, it compares this media discourse with the presidential discourse of the same period.