Knocking on a Saint’s door, or a quest for holiness in a post-secular society
(2017) Religions — Vol. 8, n° 5, p. 35-43 (2017)
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- The article examines Successors (Nasledniki, 2014) directed by Vladimir Khotinenko, illustrating a recent trend in the Russian film-making industry, namely, a rising interest in religious topics. While the Orthodox faith is widely seen by Russian political leaders as a basic aspect of national identity, the Church is also becoming more and more visible in the life of society, with religious holidays and events now receiving a higher profile in the public domain. The article analyzes how these trends shape the public consciousness and are reflected in the cinema production of recent years. Successors, a one location movie focusing on the debate over the role of Saint Sergius of Radonezh in the history of Russia, demonstrates that this fourteenth-century monk is very much present in the lives and minds of people seven hundred years later. In turn, this suggests that, under a layer of cynicism and consumerism, there is a growing hunger for holiness in a post-secular society.
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Bruffaerts, N., & Ebzeeva, Y. (2017). Knocking on a Saint’s door, or a quest for holiness in a post-secular society. Religions, 8(5), 35-43. https://doi.org/10.3390/rel8050087 (Original work published 2017)