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Medientyp:
E-Artikel
Titel:
Impacts of the Pandemic on the Georgian Orthodox Church
Beteiligte:
Metreveli, Tornike
Erschienen:
Center for Governance and Culture in Europe, 2022
Erschienen in:Euxeinos
Sprache:
Nicht zu entscheiden
DOI:
10.55337/mkmi1166
ISSN:
2296-0708
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Beschreibung:
<jats:p>The goal of this article is to examine the nature of interaction between the Georgian Orthodox Church (GOC) and the state during the pandemic. The article shows how the church’s gradual acknowledgement of the deadly character of the virus coincided with a strict adherence to certain highly risky religious practices (such as communion from the same spoon), while the Georgian government’s stance in defence of public health was unsystematic and accommodative to the church’s pressure.</jats:p>