Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences / Missionary Activity of the Russian Orthodox Church in Siberia: Historical and Legal Aspect

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Issue
Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences. 2019 12 (6)
Authors
Smorgunova, Valentina Yu.; Dorskaia, Aleksandra A.; Protsenko, Evgenii D.
Contact information
Smorgunova, Valentina Yu.: The Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia 48 Moyka Embankment, St. Petersburg, 191186, Russia; Dorskaia, Aleksandra A.: The Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia 48 Moyka Embankment, St. Petersburg, 191186, Russia; Protsenko, Evgenii D.: The Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia 48 Moyka Embankment, St. Petersburg, 191186, Russia;
Keywords
decrees; missionary activity; Russian Orthodox Church; Siberia; Most Holy Synod; orthodox mission; indigenous peoples
Abstract

The article deals with the evolution of state and legal regulation of missionary activity of the Russian Orthodox Church from 17th to early 20th centuries on the example of the Siberian region. The research bases on the R. Horton’s theory of conversion which allows weighing benefits and drawbacks of converting Siberian indigenous peoples to orthodoxy and the legal consequences of such conversion. The article analyses the reasons for no sustainable results from missionary activity during the imperial period. Besides, it reveals the fundamental distinction of pre-revolutionary and modern approaches to the legal regulation of missionary activity

Pages
939–945
DOI
10.17516/1997–1370–0432.
Paper at repository of SibFU
https://elib.sfu-kras.ru/handle/2311/110371

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