Peculiarities of religiosity of the Belarusian and Turkish population

Authors

  • Alena V. Shkurova Institute of Philosophy, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, 1 Surganava Street, 2 building, Minsk 220012, Belarus
  • Emrah Dokuzlu Institute of Philosophy, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, 1 Surganava Street, 2 building, Minsk 220012, Belarus

Keywords:

religion, religiosity, religious situation, Belarus, Turkey

Abstract

It is noted that one of the key tasks of modern sociology of religion is to comprehend the phenomenon of religiosity, which is undergoing noticeable transformations today. The results of an international study of values are presented, which allows for an inter-country comparison of the religiosity of the population. Using a multidimensional cross-confessional approach to the study of religiosity, the involvement of the population of Belarus and Turkey in the activities of religious institutions, as well as the religious beliefs of Belarusians and Turks, is analysed. The main ideological, behavioural, organisational and normative indicators of the religiosity of the population of these countries are determined.

Author Biographies

  • Alena V. Shkurova, Institute of Philosophy, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, 1 Surganava Street, 2 building, Minsk 220012, Belarus

    doctor of science (sociology), docent; senior researcher at the Belarusian-Turkish Research Center

  • Emrah Dokuzlu, Institute of Philosophy, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, 1 Surganava Street, 2 building, Minsk 220012, Belarus

    head of the Belarusian-Turkish Research Center

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Published

2024-09-24

Issue

No. 3 (2024): Journal of the Belarusian State University. Sociology

Section

From the Working Table of a Sociologist

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Peculiarities of religiosity of the Belarusian and Turkish population. (2024). Journal of the Belarusian State University. Sociology, 3, 78-86. https://journals.bsu.by/index.php/sociology/article/view/6377