On the Religious Identity of Ossetians. Book Review: Orthodoxy in Alania-Ossetia: History, ethnography, ascetics. Collection of articles dedicated to the 1100th anniversary of the Baptism of Alania / edited by Z. B. Tsallagova. Moscow: IEA RAN, 2023. 26

10.33876/2311-0546/2024-1/369-375

Authors

  • Tamara Tsareva the Russian Academy of Sciences N. N. Miklouho-Maklay Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology

Keywords:

Orthodoxy, North Ossetia, the Baptism of Alanya, paganism, pre-Christian beliefs

Abstract

The collection of articles being reviewed is devoted to the study of the role, which the adoption of Orthodoxy by Alanya played in the formation of Ossetian statehood and in the development of spirituality and culture of Ossetians. The publication outlines a wide range of research subjects: from the origins of the adoption of Orthodoxy to the modern religious state of Ossetians, it also depicts the key figures in the process of propagating the Orthodox faith among the local population. The publication focuses on the role of Christianity in the history of North Ossetia-Alania amid the increasing trend of the revival of ethno-religious traditionalism among Ossetians over the past few years.

Author Biography

  • Tamara Tsareva, the Russian Academy of Sciences N. N. Miklouho-Maklay Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology

    Tsareva, Tamara V. – Ph.D. in History, Head of the Editorial and Publishing Department, the Russian Academy of Sciences N. N. Miklouho-Maklay Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology (Moscow, Russian Federation). E-mail: tamara-asribekova@yandex.ru

    For citation: Tsareva, T. V. 2024. On the Religious Identity of Ossetians. Book Review: Orthodoxy in Alania-Ossetia: History, ethnography, ascetics. Collection of articles dedicated to the 1100th anniversary of the Baptism of Alania / edited by Z. B. Tsallagova. Moscow: IEA RAN, 2023. 263 p. Herald of Anthropology (Vestnik Antropologii). 1: 369–375.

    Funding: The study was carried out as a part of the research plan of the Russian Academy of Sciences N. N. Miklouho-Maklay Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology.

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Published

11.03.2024

Issue

No. 1 (2024): Herald of Anthropology

Section

Reviews