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A new ‘Great Schism'? Theopolitics of communion and canonical territory in the Orthodox Church
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Anthropology Today
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36
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1
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14018/13918
Abstract
This article examines the recent ‘schism’ in Eastern Orthodoxy to show how religion and politics are strongly intertwined in disputes over territory and sovereignty. It argues that two logics are at play in this conflict: one grounded in the theological-political concept of ‘canonical territory’, the other in the notion of ‘communion’ at the basis of the Christian fellowship. The first is deployed in claims for national sovereignty as well as imperial domination, while the latter can make or break communities of faith. Drawing a parallel between the post-socialist revival of religion in Ukraine and the current mobilization on the ground, it shows how these contradictory logics shape the fate of people, churches and states.
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Journal article
Date
2020
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10.1111/1467-8322.12551