Conversion after Socialism: Disruptions, Modernisms, and Technologies of Faith in the Former Soviet Union Book

1 Introduction: Post-Soviet Space and the Unexpected Turns of Religious Life Mathijs Pelkmans Pelkmans, Mathijs

2 Conversion to Religion? Negotiating Continuity and Discontinuity in Contemporary Altai Ludek Broz Broz, Ludek

3 Redefining Chukchi Practices in Contexts of Conversion to Pentecostalism Virginie Vate Vate, Virginie

4 Christianization of Words and Selves: Nenets Reindeer Herders Joining the State through Conversion Laur Vallikivi Vallikivi, Laur

5 Right Singing and Conversion to Orthodox Christianity in Estonia Jeffers Engelhardt Engelhardt, Jeffers

6 The Civility and Pragmatism of Charismatic Christianity in Lithuania Gediminas Lankauskas Lankauskas, Gediminas

7 Networks of Faith in Kazakhstan William Clark Clark, William

8 Temporary Conversions: Encounters with Pentecostalism in Muslim Kyrgyzstan Mathijs Pelkmans Pelkmans, Mathijs

9 Conversion and the Mobile Self: Evangelicalism as 'Travelling Culture' Catherine Wanner Wanner, Catherine

10 Postsocialism, Postcolonialism, Pentecostalism J. D. Y. Peel Peel, J. D. Y.

Notes on Contributors

Index