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Russian Spiritual And Cultural Diversity - A Case Revelation Of The Ethnography Of The Village Of Semeski

Posted on:2018-11-18Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:J ZhangFull Text:PDF
GTID:2356330515984046Subject:Ethnology
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In December 1991,the Soviet Union,which had influenced the world political structure for nearly 70 years,was disassembled.Then,the privatization process not only make the Russian rural society increasingly depressed,but also cause the community morality order subversion and the idea of digestion.In short,this is the end of an era.The citizens bid farewell to the breeding ground of collectivism,faced with the impact of capitalism and modernization alone,and produced many legendary stories.This paper selects the religious minority community in the Transbaikal region of Russia:the Semeiskie village as the target community,trying to use anthropological methods and perspectives to show their perception and understanding of life and experience in social transition,which reveals how the social structure changes influence the life of the community members,and how they responds and strives to rebuild the spirit of community.This paper takes the community and society,social memory and new institutionalism game theory as the conceptual framework,collecting the ethnographic data by participation observation and focus interview,and takes the Russian Orthodox Old Believers group "Semeiskie" as the research object.Trying to show the survival strategy of a religious minority community in the national revolution and reconstruction with the process of globalization,how to create festive ceremonies and rural museums to pursue the vision of the reconstruction community.After the disintegration of the Soviet Union in Russia,the bottom of the community and the field of daily life is full of moral hazard and uncertainty.Facing the change,Semeiskie people use the traditional religious and cultural resources to reshape the collective consciousness and community ownership,showing the unique function of traditional culture.This case is useful for us to understand the relationship between Russian cultural diversity and social vitality.
Keywords/Search Tags:Semeiskie, Social change, Daily life, Festival ceremony
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