Résumés
Résumé
Le présent article soutient que Parole de foi, une confrérie chrétienne évangélique de la Lituanie postsoviétique, fonctionne comme une « société civile » religieuse. Ce mouvement permet à ses adeptes de se dissocier éthiquement de la « nation » lituanienne qu’ils estiment être en plein désarroi moral. Si la doctrine chrétienne propose une ligne de conduite morale, le mouvement Parole de foi offre à ses membres un cadre moral et civique qui prend appui sur un réseau commun basé sur la confiance, l’échange et le soutien mutuel – en bref sur la pratique du bendravimas. Cet article remet en question la définition classique de la société civile en affirmant que cette dernière n’est pas nécessairement séculière et qu’elle peut se fonder sur des principes autres que ceux de l’individualisme libéral. Il vise notamment à montrer que l’étude ethnologique de la société civile postsocialiste dans ses nombreuses manifestations peut nous aider à mieux comprendre et à analyser la transformation en cours en Europe de l’Est.
Mots clés:
- Lankauskas,
- société civile,
- religion,
- mouvement évangélique,
- sens moral,
- Lituanie postsoviétique
Abstract
This essay investigates The Word of Faith, an Evangelical Christian fellowship operating in post-Soviet Lithuania, as a religious “civil society”. It is argued that membership in this society enables Word of Faith followers to claim an ethical distinction vis-à-vis the Lithuanian “nation” seen to be in moral disarray. It is also suggested that, while Christian doctrine provides moral guidance, morality and civility in this church are produce through communal networks of trust, reciprocal exchange, and mutual support – through the practice of bendravimas. The essay challenges classical understandings of civil society by arguing that it need not be secular and that it can be based on principles other than liberal individualism. Among its other objectives is to demonstrate that ethnographic study of civil society in its many manifestations in postsocialism can help us better understand and critique the ongoing transformation in Eastern Europe.
Key words:
- Lankauskas,
- civil society,
- religion,
- Evangelical Christianity,
- morality,
- post-Soviet Lithuania
Resumen
El presente artículo afirma que la Palabra de fe, una cofradía cristiana evangélica de Lituania post-soviética, funciona como una «sociedad civil» religiosa. Dicho movimiento permite a sus adeptos de disociarse éticamente de la «nación» lituana que consideran en pleno desconcierto moral. Si la doctrina cristiana propone una línea de comportamiento moral, el movimiento Palabra de fe ofrece a sus miembros un cuadro moral y cívico que se apoya en una red común basada en la confianza, el intercambio y el apoyo mutuo –en pocas palabras, en las prácticas del bendravimas. Este artículo cuestiona la definición clásica de la sociedad civil afirmando que no es necesariamente una sociedad secular y que puede fundarse sobre otros principios que los del individualismo liberal. Pretende mostrar que el estudio etnológico de la sociedad civil post-socialista en sus múltiples manifestaciones puede ayudarnos a comprender y analizar la transformación que se está viviendo en Europa del este
Palabras clave:
- Lankauskas,
- sociedad civil,
- religión,
- movimiento evangélico,
- sentido moral,
- Lituania post-soviética
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