Revolt of Grannies: The Bursylysyas Komi Folk Orthodox Movement
We study the role of women in the Bursylysyas Komi folk orthodox movement. Throughout the history of the movement, women have gradually gained more authority in this religious community. The initial stage of communist rule and the final phase of the Soviet Union were periods in which women’s dominat...
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| description | We study the role of women in the Bursylysyas Komi folk orthodox movement. Throughout the history of the movement, women have gradually gained more authority in this religious community. The initial stage of communist rule and the final phase of the Soviet Union were periods in which women’s domination in local religious life was most obvious. We argue that men lost their leadership in the movement because their way of execution of religious power was public and thus they became targets for Soviet repression. Komi women continued to keep the Bursylysyas faith alive, although they did so in a more domestic, hidden way. This enabled women to lead local religious practise throughout the Soviet period. In addition, the peculiar ecstatic practices of Bursylysyas, most fully developed during the initial period of Soviet rule, were more suitable for women in the framework of Komi traditional folk religiosity. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-325ec1a7bb364553921e9af8ac51d5542025-02-02T20:04:05ZengSciendoJournal of Ethnology and Folkloristics1736-65182228-09872011-09-0151456162Revolt of Grannies: The Bursylysyas Komi Folk Orthodox MovementPiret Koosa0Art Leete1University of Tartu, Estonian National MuseumUniversity of TartuWe study the role of women in the Bursylysyas Komi folk orthodox movement. Throughout the history of the movement, women have gradually gained more authority in this religious community. The initial stage of communist rule and the final phase of the Soviet Union were periods in which women’s domination in local religious life was most obvious. We argue that men lost their leadership in the movement because their way of execution of religious power was public and thus they became targets for Soviet repression. Komi women continued to keep the Bursylysyas faith alive, although they did so in a more domestic, hidden way. This enabled women to lead local religious practise throughout the Soviet period. In addition, the peculiar ecstatic practices of Bursylysyas, most fully developed during the initial period of Soviet rule, were more suitable for women in the framework of Komi traditional folk religiosity.https://www.jef.ee/index.php/journal/article/view/67the KomiOrthodox faithreligious movementwomenSoviet period |
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| title | Revolt of Grannies: The Bursylysyas Komi Folk Orthodox Movement |
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| title_short | Revolt of Grannies: The Bursylysyas Komi Folk Orthodox Movement |
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