Kolovrat and Kalashnikov : The Role of Paganism in the War in Ukraine

VENCÁLEK, Matouš. Kolovrat and Kalashnikov : The Role of Paganism in the War in Ukraine. In Paganism and its Others, 13-14 June 2022, Brno, Czech Republic. 2022.

Basic information

Original name

Kolovrat and Kalashnikov : The Role of Paganism in the War in Ukraine

Authors

VENCÁLEK, Matouš

Edition

Paganism and its Others, 13-14 June 2022, Brno, Czech Republic, 2022

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Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Prezentace na konferencích

Field of Study

60304 Religious studies

Country of publisher

Czech Republic

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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Organization unit

Faculty of Arts

Keywords in English

religion; modern paganism; native faith; politics; war; uUkraine; Russia

Tags

International impact, Reviewed

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Abstract

V originále

The Russo-Ukrainian war – ongoing since 2014 – is generally considered mostly a political and military conflict, but there are other factors coming into play on both sides of the conflict, religion being one of them. Beside Orthodox Christianity (and Churches), Islam and others, this is also the case of Modern Paganism, as there were and are Pagan soldiers and military groups and battalions consisting solely or mostly of Pagans. Are the motivations and actions of these individuals and groups affected by their faith? Does their faith affect the way they perceive the war?