Dissent on the margins : how Soviet Jehovah's Witnesses defied communism and lived to preach about it

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Dissent on the margins : how Soviet Jehovah's Witnesses defied communism and lived to preach about it

Title remainder

how Soviet Jehovah's Witnesses defied communism and lived to preach about it

Statement of responsibility

Emily B. Baran

Creator

• Baran, Emily B.,

Subject

• Christianity and atheism
• Jehovah's Witnesses -- Russia (Federation) -- History -- 20th century
• Jehovah's Witnesses -- Soviet Union -- History -- 20th century
• Russia (Federation) -- Church history -- 20th century
• Soviet Union -- Church history -- 20th century

Language

eng

Summary

Baran offers a compelling history of how a small, American-based religious community, the Jehovah's Witnesses, found its way into the Soviet Union after World War II, survived decades of fierce persecution, and emerged as one of the region's fastest growing religions after the Soviet Union's collapse in 1991. Through the story of this marginal, often misunderstood faith, this book explores the shifting boundaries of religious dissent, non-conformity, and human rights in the Soviet Union and the successor states of Russia, Ukraine, and Moldova

Dewey number

289.920947

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maps

Index

index present

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Series statement

Oxford scholarship online.

Target audience

specialized