Description: Despite over 200 million adherents, Eastern Orthodox Christianity attracts little scholarly attention. While more-covered religions emerge as powerful transnational forces, Eastern Orthodoxy appears doggedly local, linked to the ethnicity and land of the now marginalized Easte...
Brief description: VICTOR ROUDOMETOF is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Cyprus. He has also held positions with Princeton University, the American College of Thessaloniki (Greece), and Washington and Lee University & Miami University (USA). He is the author or editor of 17 books and edited volumes on culture, religion, nationalism, and globalization. For more information, see www.roudometof.com
Review Quotes: Eastern Orthodoxy in a Global Age is a valuable contribution....[It] is a highly welcome addition to the literature of religion and globalization.