THE ECONOMIC ETHICS OF RUSSIAN-ORTHODOX CHRISTIANITY: PART II - RUSSIAN OLD BELIEVERS AND SECTS

In Part I, the patrimonial-bureaucratic Muscovite state and the aspects of Russian-Orthodox religion, which led to an attitude of world-indifference, were analysed. In this second part the economic ethics of the Russian Old Believers and of the major sects are analysed and it is shown that the devel...

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Published in:International sociology 1989-12, Vol.4 (4), p.447-472
Main Author: Buss, Andreas
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Religions
Religiosity
Religious Beliefs
Seventeenth Century
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
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Summary:In Part I, the patrimonial-bureaucratic Muscovite state and the aspects of Russian-Orthodox religion, which led to an attitude of world-indifference, were analysed. In this second part the economic ethics of the Russian Old Believers and of the major sects are analysed and it is shown that the development of congregational religion led to more self-responsibility and, particularly in the case of some sects, to more congregational discipline. Moreover, the Skoptsy and Molokans seem to have turned away from the mysticism of the Orthodox Church and from magical means of salvation. They developed an ascetic inner-worldly conduct of life and achieved, like many Old Believers, considerable economic success.
ISSN:0268-5809
1461-7242
DOI:10.1177/026858089004004007