Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences / Religious Leadership and Leadership Functions in the New Religions of Russia

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Issue
Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences. 2019 12 (5)
Authors
Chernnyshkova, Zoya E.; Osintsev, Alexey V.
Contact information
Chernnyshkova, Zoya E.: Ural Federal University named after the First President of Russia B. N. Yeltsin 51 Lenina, Ekaterinburg, 620083, Russia; Osintsev, Alexey V.: Ural Federal University named after the First President of Russia B. N. Yeltsin 51 Lenina, Ekaterinburg, 620083, Russia; ; ORCID: 0000–0002–4543–115X
Keywords
new religions; Russia; leadership; leadership strategies
Abstract

The article deals with the issues of religious leadership. The subject is the leadership of the new religions of Russia. The aim of the work is to identify the characteristic features of religious leadership in the present time. The methodological basis is a combination of methods of sociology of religion and interdisciplinary studies of leadership. As a result, we have identified the features of new types of leadership: leadership-moderation, decentralized leadership and informal leadership. For Russian new religions, the predominance of the author’s character is quite typical. However, the creations and strategies of religious leaders are significantly influenced by multiple identity, virtualization and other phenomena

Pages
764–770
DOI
10.17516/1997–1370–0421
Paper at repository of SibFU
https://elib.sfu-kras.ru/handle/2311/110303

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