The Entry of Indian Spiritual Movements into the Cultural Space of Soviet Latvia in the 1970s-1980s

Solveiga Krūmiņa-Koņkova

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The Entry of Indian Spiritual Movements into the Cultural Space of Soviet Latvia in the 1970s-1980s

Solveiga Krūmiņa-Koņkova^*

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University of Latvia

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The chapter discusses the adaptation of Indian spiritual ideas and practices to “Soviet spirituality”, that is, their interaction with the politics realised by the Soviet regime in Latvia during the 1960s-1980s for the development and strengthening of Soviet values, rituals, way of life, and the formation of the New Soviet man. The chapter focuses on three cases: the renewal of the yoga movement, the development of the first group of Sai Baba’s followers, and the beginning of the Krishna consciousness movement. The author shows how these spiritual movements appeared in Soviet Latvia, how their followers coped with the restrictions imposed by the Soviet regime, and how they developed a model of parallel life.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Religious Life in the Late Soviet Union
Subtitle of host publication	From Survival to Revival (1960s-1980s)
Place of Publication	London
Publisher	Routledge
Pages	202-216
Number of pages	15
ISBN (Electronic)	9781000930283
ISBN (Print)	9781032317762
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003311294-14
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2023

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6.3 Philosophy, Ethics and Religion

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Religious Life in the Late Soviet Union: From Survival to Revival (1960s-1980s). London: Routledge, 2023. p. 202-216 (BASEES/Routledge Series on Russian and east European Studies).

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