DEMYAN BELYAEV, Heidelberg: Zur Geographie der „heterodoxen“ Religiosität im gegenwärtigen Russland

On the geography of “heterodox” religiosity in contemporary Russia

Numerous movements and world-views that are considered non-institutionalised, or “heterodox”, forms of religiosity in the current academic discussion spread in Russia after the collapse of the communist system. Based on the results of a new representative population survey, this paper will first look at spatial disparities in the attitudes towards selected heterodox religious world-views and the significance of the spatial context for these attitudes. At the forefront will be the issue of the existence of disparities by hierarchy of the settlement system, regional differences as well as the question how factors like geographic mobility, the bond with a place of origin and the presence of persons with the heterodox religious experiences in the social interaction space of the individual might influence the individual’s inclination to personally turn to heterodox religiousness. Next, the paper will show how places and regions can be used to legitimise heterodox religious knowledge. Following that, it will illustrate the spatial distribution of destinations of excursion workshops for followers of selected heterodox religious teachings and will analyse the spatial distribution of the people participating in internet forums on heterodox religious topics.

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