Oct 2026· The International Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Society· 0 citations
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Cultural nationalism is a form of nationalism that prioritizes religion, language, tradition, and cultural heritage as pillars of national identity. In the Balkans, where Orthodoxy has been the main carrier of literacy, education, and collective memory for centuries, Orthodox churches played a key role in shaping national consciousness. The Serbian, Bulgarian, and Romanian Orthodox Churches represent three specific examples in which religious and national identity are intertwined. While the Serbs based their cultural nationalism on historical myths and memory (Kosovo, the Nemanjić ruling family), the Bulgarians built it through the language-liturgical struggle and liberation from the Fanars. However, the Romanians built it through the idea of continuity with Daco-Romanian origins and the integration of Orthodoxy into the state ideology. Based on the method of analysis and comparison, the work highlights the diversity of cultural elements while also revealing similarities in the influence, function, and significance of Orthodox churches in the former communist societies of Eastern Europe. The aim of the article is to compare these three churches using a comparative method and to show how cultural nationalism shaped their role in society. Then the similarities and differences in the strategies that connected religion and nation are explained.
The article interprets Nauryz in a philosophical dimension as a phenomenon that reveals the deep foundations of cultural existence and the mechanisms of national identity formation in the context of modern socio-cultural transformation. The Nauryz is interpreted not only as a historically established tradition, but as...
The Republic of Azerbaijan is a secular, historically multi-ethnic and multi-religious country that has hosted various religious traditions throughout history. Before the spread of Islam, religious forms such as idolatry, fire-worship, Zoroastrianism and Christianity existed in the region. Historical information about...
In modern Russian society, the formation of patriotic consciousness and the preservation of the cultural and historical heritage of the country's peoples have become one of the most important state tasks. Folk pedagogy plays a special role in the implementation of national policy, reflecting centuries-old spiritual and...
Evgeniya B. Belikova· Ufa Humanitarian Journal· 0 citations
The purpose of the present study was to identify the mechanisms of the functioning of religious ethos in the political discourse of Japan and Singapore. The methodology combined political science, cultural studies, religious studies, and historical-genetic analysis. The findings showed that Japan developed a distinct...
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The rise of Christian nationalism in current political discussions presents a significant theological and ecclesiological challenge to faith communities. This article offers a detailed review of the historical and theological resources within the Baptist tradition that can serve as a strong foundation for opposing this...
Godfrey Harold· South African Baptist Journa...· 0 citations
This article contends that religion remained central to understanding ‘nationalism’ in Britain and India in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. This proposition will be demonstrated in concrete form through reading, and cross-reading, three interpretations of the Revolt of 1857: John Kaye’s A History of the S...
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