Soviet science and post-Soviet faith
Etigelov's imperishable body
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2279321 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Justine Buck Quijada (0000-0002-0960-4834, Max Planck Institute for Political and Social Science, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 138-154 |
| Publication date | 2012-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Ethnologist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0094-0496 • E-ISSN: 1548-1425 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1548-1425.2011.01354.x |
| OpenAlex | W2123745815 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 47 |
In Buryatia, the imperishable body of Dashi-Dorzho Etigelov, a prerevolutionary Buddhist monk, is said to be a "scientifically proven miracle" endowed with healing powers. I argue that this claim provides a focal point for the renegotiation of Soviet discourses on science and religion. I demonstrate that Soviet modernist discourse produced religion and science as mutually constitutive categories. Although subsequent political transformations have shifted the valences of religion and science, this mutually constitutive relationship remains central to understanding health, healing, and religious practices in post-Soviet Russia. [religion, science, postsocialism, healing, Buddhism, Buryatia, Russian Federation
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| Unique citing works | 12 |
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| Citations per year | 0,92 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2024 (12) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |