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 "Religiovedenie" (“Study of Religion”) № 1, 2026

Contents

History of Religion
Valentin V. Pechatnov,
Vladimir O. Pechatnov

Russian Missionaries on Religiosity of American Society (Late 19th – Early 20th Century)  

P. 5–14

Soghoyan A.V.,
Shmavonyan A.G.,
Hambardzumyan N.V.,

Kharatyan A.A. 

The Contribution of American Missionaries to Women’s Education among Ottoman Armenians in the 19th Century

P. 15–23
Religions of Russia
Tatyana V. Izluchenko,
Denis N. Gergilev

 Sectarianism in the Russian Empire at the Turn of the 19th – 20th Centuries: Factors and Strategies for Spreading (on the Example of the Yenisei Province) 

P. 24–34
Andrey P. Zabiyako

The Religious Landscape of the Amur Region in the Mid-19th – Early 20th Centuries: Religious Sites of Ethnic Groups in the Upper and Middle Amur 

P. 35–52
Religions of the East
Valery V. Vorobyov,
Mergen S. Ulanov

Religious Identity of the Mongolian Peoples in the Era of Globalization 

P. 53–61
Evgeniya A. Kontaleva

Religious Landscape of the North and Northeast China in the 19th Century (Based on P.I. Kafarov's Travel Notes)

P. 62–76
New Religious Movements
Alexander V. Pertov

The Teleology of Religious Escapism (On the Example of the Worldview of New Age Community in the Village

of Plotbishche, Omsk Region) 

P. 77–85
Anthropology of Religion
Svetlana Yu. Belorussova,
Uliana D. Kukanova 

Orthodox Humor Online: A Case Study in Quantitative and Qualitative Data Analysis 

P. 86–96
Irina Yu. Vinokurova Orthodox Fasting in the Vepsian Folk Tradition (Second Half of the 19th – First Third of the 20th Century)  P. 97–108 
Olga V. Pelevina  The Buddhist Temple of the Golden Law (Jinfasi 金法寺) in Heihe in the Structure of the Religious Landscape of the Far Eastern Borderland: Features of Architecture and Symbolism  P. 109–124
Philosophy of Religion
Anatoly G. Kosichenko

 Time in Christianity: The Essence and Forms of Manifestation 

P. 125–133
Ekaterina S. Elbakyan 

Religiosity of Esotericism, Esotericism of Religion: On the Issue of Criterial Differences 

P. 134–146
Religious Philosophy
Julietta B. Byazrova 

The Humanistic Dimension of Love in Russian Religious Philosophy 

P. 147–155
Sociology of Religion
Leonid E. Grinin,
Andrey V. Korotayev,
Alexander S. Khodunov

Buddhist, Hindu, Christian and Jewish Fundamentalism. The Future of Religious Fundamentalism 

P. 156–165
Ilshat A. Mukhametzaripov,
Ilmira R. Gafiyatullina 
Peculiarities of Religious Norms’ Perception by the Youth of the Nationalities of Central Asia Living in the Republic of Tatarstan: Marital, Family and Property Relations  P. 166–177

Tatiana S. Silantieva
Arseniy A. Belomytsev

The Semantic Field of “Sin” in Modern Secular Discourse (Based on the Russian Language)  P. 178–189
History of Religious Studies
Marianna M. Shakhnovich 

Unpublished Work by E.G. Kagarov (1882–1942) on the Ancient Greek Wedding Ceremony 

P. 190–198