UDMURTS-ADVENTISTS OF THE SEVENTH DAY IN THE VILLAGE OF YAKSHUR-BODYA: ETHNO-DEMOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS

Abstract

This article discusses the socio-demographic characteristics and doctrinal characteristics of members of the Church of Seventh-day Adventist Christians (HASD) of Yakshur-Bodya rural locality of the Udmurt Republic of the Russian Federation - representatives of the Udmurt and Russian ethnic groups. Earlier, on the basis of empirical materials, the author put forward a theoretical position according to which among the multi-ethnic Protestants of the studied regions of the Southern, Middle and Polar Urals, speakers of Finno-Ugric languages can be described as representatives of a more traditional culture. Materials of fieldworks conducted by the Institute of Ethnological Research. R. G. Kuzeeva UFITs RAS in 2015 in Yakshur-Bodya rural locality, allow us to adjust this thesis. The leading approach to the study of this problem is an inductive strategy; analysis and synthesis methods are also used. The collection of empirical materials was carried out by the methods of field ethnography and sociology: included observation and surveys (questioning and interviewing). Article materials may be useful for employees of state bodies, specialists in the field of ethno-confessional relations, and religious researchers.