Religious Situation in the Republic of Tuva (Based on the Results of a Sociological Study)
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https://doi.org/10.25178/nit.2021.2.2Keywords:
Buddhism; Republic of Tuva; Tuva; Tuvans; Russians in Tuva; Buddhist; Tuvan Buddhism; Orthodoxy; religiosity; syncretism; interreligious relations; interethnic relations; confessional policyAbstract
The article presents the results of a sociological study of the religious situation in the Republic of Tuva in 2019. The picture of the religious life in Tuva continues to become more sophisticated due to registering new organizations, mainly traditional ones — Buddhist, shamanic, and Orthodox Christian. There has been a decline in the number of Protestant organizations, but they can function without registration. In general, there is a stable inter-confessional situation. This tranquility is caused by the predominance of one denomination in the region — Buddhism and of one ethnic group — Tuvans.
The representative survey sample comprised of 334 people. 70% of the respondents think that a person needs to be a believer. More than half of the population of the republic pays much attention to the place of religion in human life. The predominant denomination is Buddhism, but another 16% adhere to religious syncretism (Buddhism and shamanic traditions). 73% of the respondents celebrate religious holidays at home, and they do not often visit sites of worship. Most people observe religious rites only on holidays. The population considers it primarily as following the tradition to preserve the national culture.
The respondents feel the need to get reliable information through the media. The younger generation is especially interested in it. Despite the fact that religion is an integral part of the culture of the people, most of the surveyed residents of the region consider the interference of religious leaders in political life as a negative phenomenon. According to the residents of Tuva, religious communities should perform social functions as much as possible.
The study shows the declarative religiosity in the population of Tuva. But since it also includes the need to preserve the national culture, religiosity also performs an important social function — it leads, among other things, to the limitation of the number of interreligious marriages.
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Petr K. Dashkovskiy, Altai State University
Doctor of History, Professor, Head, Department of Regional Studies of Russia, National and State-Confessional Relations; Head, Laboratory of Ethno-Cultural and Religious Studies, Altai State University.
Postal address: 61 Lenina Prospect, 656049 Barnaul, Russian Federation.
Tel.: +7 (3852) 29-66-29.
E-mail: dashkovskiy@fpn.asu.ru
Elena A. Shershneva, Altai State University
Candidate of History, Associate Professor, Department of Regional Studies of Russia, National and State-Confessional Relations, Altai State University.
Postal address: 61 Lenina Prospect, 656049 Barnaul, Russian Federation.
Tel.: +7 (3852) 29-66-29.
E-mail: D2703@yandex.ru
Ulyana P. Bicheldey, Tuvan Institute of Humanities and Applied Social and Economic Research under the Government of the Republic of Tuva
Doctor of Religious Studies (Ph.D.), Head, Culturology and Religious Studies Unit, Tuvan Institute of Humanities and Applied Social and Economic Research under the Government of Tuva.
Postal address: 4 Kochetov St., 667000 Kyzyl, Russian Federation.
Tel.: +7 (394-22) 2-39-36.
E-mail: opei-ool@yandex.ru
Ailaana V. Mongush, Tuvan Institute of Humanities and Applied Social and Economic Research; Altai State University
Researcher, Culturology and Religious Studies Unit, Tuvan Institute of Humanities and Applied Social and Economic Research under the Government of Tuva; Master’s student (Religious studies), Altai State University.
Postal address: 4 Kochetov St., 667000 Kyzyl, Russian Federation.
Tel.: +7 (39422) 2-39-36.
E-mail: avitmongush@yandex.ru
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