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Alternative Religiosities in the Soviet Union and the Communist East-Central Europe: Formations, Resistances and Manifestations
Deadline for submitting abstracts: June 30, 2016
Open Theology (http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/opth) invites submissions for the topical issue "Alternative Religiosities in the Soviet Union and the Communist East-Central Europe: Formations, Resistances and Manifestations", under the general editorship of Dr. Rasa Pranskevičiūtė and Dr. Eglė Aleknaitė (Vytautas Magnus University).
Description
After the boom of traditional religions (i. e. prevailing national religions or those that have a relatively long history in a particular country) and alternative religious movements (i. e. religious movements that offer an alternative to the traditional religion(s) in a particular country) in post-communist/post-socialist countries, the religion(s) of this area have gained increasing scholarly attention. Research on the religious situation during the prior communist/socialist period is primarily focused on restrictions placed on traditional religions and their survival strategies, while the corresponding phenomena of the alternative religious of that time still lack proper analysis.
Eligible topics
We invite religious scholars, historians, anthropologists, as well as authors representing other disciplines, to submit both empirical and theoretical papers including, but not limited to the following topics:
- Networks and inter-community connections
- Flows of ideas within the Soviet Union and communist East-Central Europe and from the outside
- Centers and peripheries of the milieu of alternative religiosity in the region
- Politics and actions of the regime towards alternative religiosity
- Restrictions, repressions and survival strategies of practitioners of alternative religiosity
- Milieu of alternative religiosity as a space of resistance
- Relationships of communities of alternative religiosity with dominant religious traditions
- Theoretical frameworks and methodological problems in research on alternative religiosities within the Soviet Union and the communist East-Central European region
Authors publishing their articles in the special issue will benefit from:
- transparent, comprehensive and fast peer review
- efficient route to fast-track publication and full advantage of De Gruyter Open’s e-technology,
- no publication fees,
- free language assistance for authors from non-English speaking regions
Guidelines for submission
Submissions are due June 30, 2016. To submit an article for the special issue of Open Theology, authors are asked to access the on-line submission system HERE.
Please choose as article type: “Special Issue Article: Alternative Religiosities”.
Before submission the authors should carefully read over the Instruction for Authors, available HERE.
All contributions will undergo critical review before being accepted for publication.
Organizer
Information & contacts
Further questions about this thematic issue can be addressed to Dr. Rasa Pranskevičiūtė at Rasa.Pranskeviciute@degruyteropen.com.
or Dr. Eglė Aleknaitė at ealeknaite@yahoo.com.
In case of technical questions, please contact journal Managing Editor Dr. Katarzyna Tempczyk at katarzyna.tempczyk@degruyteropen.com.
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