Religion in Secular Archives: Soviet Atheism and Historical Knowledge

by Sonja Luehrmann

What can atheists tell us about religious life? Russian archives contain a wealth of information on religiosity during the Soviet era, but most of it is written from the hostile perspective of officials and scholars charged with promoting atheism. Based on archival research in locations as diverse as the multi-religious Volga region, Moscow, and Texas, Sonja Luehrmann argues that we can learn a great deal about Soviet religiosity when we focus not...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199943621
• ISBN13: 9780199943623
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.3"