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«IZVESTIYA IRKUTSKOGO GOSUDARSTVENNOGO UNIVERSITETA». SERIYA «POLITOLOGIYA. RELIGIOVEDENIE»
«THE BULLETIN OF IRKUTSK STATE UNIVERSITY». SERIES «POLITICAL SCIENCE AND RELIGION STUDIES»
ISSN 2073-3380 (Print)

List of issues > Series «Political Science and Religion Studies». 2023. Vol 45

Military Conflicts of the 20th and 21st Centuries in the Interpretation of Jehovah's Witnesses

Author(s)
G. A. Golovnev
Abstract
In this article, the author explores the philosophical interpretation of the theme of war in the religious convictions of Jehovah's Witnesses. The ideologists of this organization use the theme of war to form an antisocial and anti-state worldview. The purpose of the article is to identify the main contexts of the topic of war in the literature of Jehovah's Witnesses. The author studies how Jehovah's Witnesses interpret the essence of war and real military conflicts of the 20th and 21st centuries. In addition, the author explores the role of Russia in the context of the theme of war.
About the Authors
Golovnev Georgiy Andreevish, Postgraduate, Department of Religious Studies, Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University, 35, Kremlyovskaya st., Kazan, 420111, Russian Federation, e-mail: georgij.golovnev@yandex.ru
For citation
Golovnev G.A. Military Conflicts of the 20th and 21st Centuries in the Interpretation of Jehovah's Witnesses. The Bulletin of Irkutsk State University. Series Political Science and Religion Studies, 2023, vol. 45, pp. 165-175. https://doi.org/10.26516/2073-3380.2023.45.165 (in Russian)
Keywords
Jehovah's Witnesses, Armageddon, eschatology, military conflicts, fighting, Satan, devil, exegesis.
UDC
279.17
DOI
https://doi.org/10.26516/2073-3380.2023.45.165
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