Abstract: Religiosity in Belarus, one of the post‑Soviet republics, is determined today by a strong pre‑revolutionary (1917) influence of the Orthodox tradition (successor of the Byzantine Christianity); the remaining of directive atheism of the Soviet period; the rapid post‑Soviet revival of religiosity; the domination of forms, ethnocultural religiosity since the mid‑2000s. The following stabilisation of growth of confessional structure of religiosity in the country contributed to the growth of consciousness in religious stance of the population, which is proved by the represented data.

Authors: Karassyova, Svetlana

DOI: 10.17846/CL.2016.9.1.215-224

Publication order reference: Doc. Svetlana Karassyova, PhD., Byelorussian State University, Faculty of Philosophy and Social Science, Philosophy of Culture Department, Kalvaryiskaya 9, 220004 Minsk, Belarus, email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Source: Konštatínove listy, 2016, vol. 9, number: 1, pages: 215-224 (PDF file)

Key words: RELIGIOSITY, REVIVAL OF RELIGIOSITY, POST‑SOVIET RELIGIOSITY, POST‑SOVIET ORTHODOXY

Language: ENGLISH