Religion in Russia

Herausgegeben:Miller, Frederic P.; Vandome, Agnes F.; McBrewster, John

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Orthodox Christianity, is Russia s traditional and largest religion, deemed part of Russia's "historical heritage" in a law passed in 1997. Russian Orthodoxy is the dominant religion in Russia. 95% of the registered Orthodox parishes belong to the Russian Orthodox Church while there are a number of smaller Orthodox Churches. However, the vast majority of Orthodox believers do not attend church on a regular basis. Nonetheless, the church is widely respected by both believers and nonbelievers, who see it as a symbol of Russian heritage and culture. Smaller Christian denominations such as Roman Catholics, Armenian Gregorian and various Protestants exist. The ancestors of many of today s Russians adopted Orthodox Christianity in the 10th century. Approximately 100 million citizens consider themselves Russian Orthodox Christians, amounting to 70% of population, although the Church claims a membership of 80 million;also according to a poll by the Russian Public Opinion Research Center,63% of respondents considered themselves Russian Orthodox, 6% of respondents considered themselves Muslim and less than 1% considered themselves either Buddhist, Catholic, Protestant or Jewish.

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• Verlag: Alphascript Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 340
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9786130606756
• ISBN-10: 6130606753
• Artikelnr.: 28250371