Dissent on the Margins
Subtitle: How Soviet Jehovah's Witnesses Defied Communism and Lived to Preach About It
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: Apr 02, 2014
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 400
ISBN-13: 9780199945535
Description: Baran offers a compelling history of how a small, American-based religious community, the Jehovah's Witnesses, found its way into the Soviet Union after World War II, survived decades of fierce persecution, and emerged as one of the region's fastest growing religions after the Soviet Union's collapse in 1991. Through the story of this marginal, often misunderstood faith, this book explores the shifting boundaries of religious dissent, non-conformity, and human rights in the Soviet Union and the successor states of Russia, Ukraine, and Moldova.
Notes: Source title: Dissent on the Margins: How Soviet Jehovah's Witnesses Defied Communism and Lived to Preach About It