Milda Alisauskiene
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 1608357 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Milda Alisauskiene |
| PRENOMES | Milda |
| SOBRENOME | Alisauskiene |
| ASSINATURA | ALISAUSKIENE M |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Vytautas Magnus University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3281-0190 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 17 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 3 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 17 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2012 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
Queer Migration in Catholic Countries of Central and Eastern Europe
This paper explores the under-researched phenomenon of queer migration in Croatia, Lithuania, and Poland—three post-communist, Catholic-majority countries. Drawing on existing studies in the literature and empirical data, it examines how prevailing social conservatism—shaped by the influence of Catholicism and the distinct developmental trajectories of these countries—is reflected in research on queer migration. Although limited, the current body…
Religion and Gender Equality around the Baltic Sea
Spausdintos knygos leidimas 2025 m.
Religinės mažumos, visuomenė ir valstybė šiuolaikinėje Lietuvoje
DSpace-CRIS is a comprehensive, free and open-source Research Information Management System (CRIS/RIMS). It is based on DSpace, providing broader functionality and an expanded data model, relying on its large community. It is compliant with and supports key international standards, facilitating interoperability and data transfer. DSpace-CRIS enables secure, integrated and interoperable research information and data management – in a single soluti…
Sun the Mother and Moon the Father
This article discusses the construction of gender roles in contemporary Baltic Paganism through a case study of teachings and everyday practices among female members of the Ancient Baltic Religious Association Romuva in contemporary Lithuania. Reconstructionist Pagan religious groups usually represent a traditionalist worldview, while the impact of feminist ideas is mostly observed within goddess-oriented Pagan traditions like Wicca. Romuva repre…
Inclusive and Safe Environment for LGBTI+ in Lithuanian Universities? Reflecting Realities and Challenges
This paper discusses the results of the international applied research project ‘UniDiversity – Universities Towards Diversity’ that examined what discriminatory attitudes, beliefs and behaviours based on sexual orientation, gender identity and sex characteristics (SOGISC) exist in the Lithuanian, Greek and Italian academic environment. Specifically, this paper analyses how LGBTI+ individuals conceive of different forms of discrimination in the Li…
The Othering and Resilience of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Soviet and Contemporary Lithuania
Social research data shows that Jehovah’s Witnesses experience social ostracism, distancing, marginalization, and labeling in contemporary Lithuania. This article searches for an explanation for these public attitudes by applying a sociohistorical approach to the analysis of the processes of othering and resilience of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Lithuania from the organization’s arrival at the beginning of the twentieth century to today, focusing on i…
Women’s Leadership in New Religions and the Question of Gender Equality in Post-Communist Lithuania
This article discusses features of women’s religious leadership, social innovations, and transmission of existing gender relations patterns within diverse new religions in post-communist society in Lithuania. The article is based on participant observation in Pagan and Hindu-origin religious groups and interviews with women leaders of these groups. The narratives of women leading Pagan and Hindu religious groups in Lithuania reflected their agenc…
In Memoriam
Obituary| February 01 2021 In Memoriam: Liselotte Frisk Milda Ališauskienė Milda Ališauskienė Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Nova Religio (2021) 24 (3): 159–161. https://doi.org/10.1525/nr.2021.24.3.159 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site …
Religious Leadership in New Religions
The introduction to this special issue on religious leadership in new religions discusses questions arising from existing published theoretical and empirical research into religious leadership. Theoretical contributions are made in articles by five authors, James T. Richardson, David G. Bromley, Liselotte Frisk, Susan J. Palmer, and Milda Ališauskienė. The articles by Frisk, Palmer, and Ališauskienė discuss original empirical data disclosing feat…
Who Criticizes the Clergy in Contemporary Lithuania? A Sociohistorical Analysis of Anticlericalism
This paper analyzes the phenomenon of anticlericalism in contemporary Lithuania, applying a sociohistorical approach. It starts with a discussion on the problem of criticism of religion and anticlericalism in contemporary societies, and particularly Lithuania. The empirical part of the paper provides a statistical data analysis of two surveys, conducted in 2012 and 2018. The secondary data analysis showed that age and place of residence of Roman …
Religious Identity and Family Practices in a Post-Communist Society
This paper aims to analyze the way religious identification and practices influence family practices in the division of labor in childcare and housework in contemporary Lithuania. The analysis is based on a quantitative survey (n = 3000) representing the last Soviet generation born between 1970 and 1985. The sample was distributed across five groups according to religious identification and practices-devout religionists, somewhat devout religioni…
A Catholic Pyramid
The pyramid of Merkinė, constructed by Povilas Žėkas in the southern part of Lithuania in 2002, began within the Lithuanian Roman Catholic milieu only to develop years later into an independent religious movement. In this article, I analyze the history and development of the pyramid in light of changes affecting religions in Lithuania during the last twenty-five years of religious liberty. I will examine the binding relationship of religion, nati…
Introduction
The introduction to this special issue on new religions in Eastern Europe provides a historical background on the place of new religious movements in the region during the Soviet and post-Soviet era. This includes the varieties of new and alternative religions active in these societies and how this changed after the fall of the Berlin Wall. The guest editor notes several main directions of scholarly research focusing on these new religions and su…
Religious Diversity in Post-Soviet Society
Nematomų sienų apsuptyje
ISSN 2335-8777 (online)
Religinės įvairovės reprezentavimas Lietuvos internetinėje žiniasklaidoje
Straipsnyje analizuojama religinės įvairovės reprezentavimo Lietuvos internetinėje žiniasklaidoje problema. Pirmoje straipsnio dalyje aptariama žiniasklaidos įtaka viešosios nuomonės formavimo procese ir religinės įvairovės reprezentavimo problematika žiniasklaidoje. Antroje dalyje nagrinėjama Lietuvos katalikų bažnyčios reprezentacija, įvairių kitų „tradicinių“ ir „netradicinių“ religinių bendruomenių bei naujųjų religinių judėjimų žiniasklaidos…
Katalikų bažnyčios vaidmuo viešajame Lietuvos gyvenime
Pagrindinis straipsnio tikslas – apibūdinti sekuliarizacijos proceso raišką instituciniu lygmeniu Lietuvoje. Straipsnyje analizuojama Katalikų bažnyčios dalyvavimo Lietuvos viešajame visuomenės gyvenime formos bei jų kaita. Pasiremdamos spaudos tekstų analizės duomenimis autorės teigia, kad nors ir egzistuoja ribos, modernizacijos procesų nubrėžtos tarp religijos ir sekuliarių Lietuvos visuomenės sferų, tačiau kartkartėmisjos yra peržengiamos, pe…
Religious Identity and Family Practices in a Post-Communist Society
This paper aims to analyze the way religious identification and practices influence family practices in the division of labor in childcare and housework in contemporary Lithuania. The analysis is based on a quantitative survey (n = 3000) representing the last Soviet generation born between 1970 and 1985. The sample was distributed across five groups according to religious identification and practices-devout religionists, somewhat devout religioni…
Who Criticizes the Clergy in Contemporary Lithuania? A Sociohistorical Analysis of Anticlericalism
This paper analyzes the phenomenon of anticlericalism in contemporary Lithuania, applying a sociohistorical approach. It starts with a discussion on the problem of criticism of religion and anticlericalism in contemporary societies, and particularly Lithuania. The empirical part of the paper provides a statistical data analysis of two surveys, conducted in 2012 and 2018. The secondary data analysis showed that age and place of residence of Roman …
Katalikų bažnyčios vaidmuo viešajame Lietuvos gyvenime
Pagrindinis straipsnio tikslas – apibūdinti sekuliarizacijos proceso raišką instituciniu lygmeniu Lietuvoje. Straipsnyje analizuojama Katalikų bažnyčios dalyvavimo Lietuvos viešajame visuomenės gyvenime formos bei jų kaita. Pasiremdamos spaudos tekstų analizės duomenimis autorės teigia, kad nors ir egzistuoja ribos, modernizacijos procesų nubrėžtos tarp religijos ir sekuliarių Lietuvos visuomenės sferų, tačiau kartkartėmisjos yra peržengiamos, pe…
Nematomų sienų apsuptyje
ISSN 2335-8777 (online)
Religinės įvairovės reprezentavimas Lietuvos internetinėje žiniasklaidoje
Straipsnyje analizuojama religinės įvairovės reprezentavimo Lietuvos internetinėje žiniasklaidoje problema. Pirmoje straipsnio dalyje aptariama žiniasklaidos įtaka viešosios nuomonės formavimo procese ir religinės įvairovės reprezentavimo problematika žiniasklaidoje. Antroje dalyje nagrinėjama Lietuvos katalikų bažnyčios reprezentacija, įvairių kitų „tradicinių“ ir „netradicinių“ religinių bendruomenių bei naujųjų religinių judėjimų žiniasklaidos…
Religious Diversity in Post-Soviet Society
A Catholic Pyramid
The pyramid of Merkinė, constructed by Povilas Žėkas in the southern part of Lithuania in 2002, began within the Lithuanian Roman Catholic milieu only to develop years later into an independent religious movement. In this article, I analyze the history and development of the pyramid in light of changes affecting religions in Lithuania during the last twenty-five years of religious liberty. I will examine the binding relationship of religion, nati…
Introduction
The introduction to this special issue on new religions in Eastern Europe provides a historical background on the place of new religious movements in the region during the Soviet and post-Soviet era. This includes the varieties of new and alternative religions active in these societies and how this changed after the fall of the Berlin Wall. The guest editor notes several main directions of scholarly research focusing on these new religions and su…
Women’s Leadership in New Religions and the Question of Gender Equality in Post-Communist Lithuania
This article discusses features of women’s religious leadership, social innovations, and transmission of existing gender relations patterns within diverse new religions in post-communist society in Lithuania. The article is based on participant observation in Pagan and Hindu-origin religious groups and interviews with women leaders of these groups. The narratives of women leading Pagan and Hindu religious groups in Lithuania reflected their agenc…
In Memoriam
Obituary| February 01 2021 In Memoriam: Liselotte Frisk Milda Ališauskienė Milda Ališauskienė Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Nova Religio (2021) 24 (3): 159–161. https://doi.org/10.1525/nr.2021.24.3.159 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site …
Religious Leadership in New Religions
The introduction to this special issue on religious leadership in new religions discusses questions arising from existing published theoretical and empirical research into religious leadership. Theoretical contributions are made in articles by five authors, James T. Richardson, David G. Bromley, Liselotte Frisk, Susan J. Palmer, and Milda Ališauskienė. The articles by Frisk, Palmer, and Ališauskienė discuss original empirical data disclosing feat…
Who Criticizes the Clergy in Contemporary Lithuania? A Sociohistorical Analysis of Anticlericalism
This paper analyzes the phenomenon of anticlericalism in contemporary Lithuania, applying a sociohistorical approach. It starts with a discussion on the problem of criticism of religion and anticlericalism in contemporary societies, and particularly Lithuania. The empirical part of the paper provides a statistical data analysis of two surveys, conducted in 2012 and 2018. The secondary data analysis showed that age and place of residence of Roman …
Religious Identity and Family Practices in a Post-Communist Society
This paper aims to analyze the way religious identification and practices influence family practices in the division of labor in childcare and housework in contemporary Lithuania. The analysis is based on a quantitative survey (n = 3000) representing the last Soviet generation born between 1970 and 1985. The sample was distributed across five groups according to religious identification and practices-devout religionists, somewhat devout religioni…
Religinės mažumos, visuomenė ir valstybė šiuolaikinėje Lietuvoje
DSpace-CRIS is a comprehensive, free and open-source Research Information Management System (CRIS/RIMS). It is based on DSpace, providing broader functionality and an expanded data model, relying on its large community. It is compliant with and supports key international standards, facilitating interoperability and data transfer. DSpace-CRIS enables secure, integrated and interoperable research information and data management – in a single soluti…
Sun the Mother and Moon the Father
This article discusses the construction of gender roles in contemporary Baltic Paganism through a case study of teachings and everyday practices among female members of the Ancient Baltic Religious Association Romuva in contemporary Lithuania. Reconstructionist Pagan religious groups usually represent a traditionalist worldview, while the impact of feminist ideas is mostly observed within goddess-oriented Pagan traditions like Wicca. Romuva repre…
Inclusive and Safe Environment for LGBTI+ in Lithuanian Universities? Reflecting Realities and Challenges
This paper discusses the results of the international applied research project ‘UniDiversity – Universities Towards Diversity’ that examined what discriminatory attitudes, beliefs and behaviours based on sexual orientation, gender identity and sex characteristics (SOGISC) exist in the Lithuanian, Greek and Italian academic environment. Specifically, this paper analyses how LGBTI+ individuals conceive of different forms of discrimination in the Li…
The Othering and Resilience of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Soviet and Contemporary Lithuania
Social research data shows that Jehovah’s Witnesses experience social ostracism, distancing, marginalization, and labeling in contemporary Lithuania. This article searches for an explanation for these public attitudes by applying a sociohistorical approach to the analysis of the processes of othering and resilience of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Lithuania from the organization’s arrival at the beginning of the twentieth century to today, focusing on i…
Religion and Gender Equality around the Baltic Sea
Spausdintos knygos leidimas 2025 m.
Queer Migration in Catholic Countries of Central and Eastern Europe
This paper explores the under-researched phenomenon of queer migration in Croatia, Lithuania, and Poland—three post-communist, Catholic-majority countries. Drawing on existing studies in the literature and empirical data, it examines how prevailing social conservatism—shaped by the influence of Catholicism and the distinct developmental trajectories of these countries—is reflected in research on queer migration. Although limited, the current body…
Political science (14 obras) · Sociology (14 obras) · Law (10 obras) · Gender Studies (9 obras) · Religion and Society Interactions (9 obras) · Lithuanian (6 obras) · Philosophy (6 obras) · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices (6 obras) · Geography (5 obras) · Social science (5 obras)