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Mordvin Neopaganism, or the Mordvin native religion or Erzyan native religion, is the modern revival of the ethnic religion of the Mordvins (Erzya and Moksha), peoples of Volga Finnic ethnic stock dwelling in the republic of Mordovia within Russia, or in bordering lands of Russia. The religion is often called Mastorava (Mordvin for: "Mother Earth"), from the homonymous epic poem or the mother goddess of the Mordvin pantheon. The name of the originating god according to the Mordvin tradition is Ineshkipaz. The Mordvins have been almost fully Christianised since the times of Kievan Rus', although Pagan customs were preserved in the folklore and a few villages completely preserved the native faith at least until further missionary activities of the Russian Orthodox Church in the 17th century and in the early 20th century.〔Filatov, Sergei; Shchipkov, Aleksandr. ("Religious Developments among the Volga Nations as a Model for the Russian Federation" ). ''Religion, State & Society'', Vol. 23, No. 3, 1995. p. 234.〕 The Neopagan revival was started in 1990,〔Schnirelmann, Victor: ''(“Christians! Go home”: A Revival of Neo-Paganism between the Baltic Sea and Transcaucasia )''. Journal of Contemporary Religion, Vol. 17, No. 2, 2002. p. 206.〕 alongside that of many other native religions in Russia, as the Soviet Union was on the brink of dissolution. According to scholar Victor Schnirelmann, 2% of the Mordvins adhere to the Mordvin native faith,〔Schnirelmann, Victor: ''(“Christians! Go home”: A Revival of Neo-Paganism between the Baltic Sea and Transcaucasia )''. Journal of Contemporary Religion, Vol. 17, No. 2, 2002. p. 208〕 while more recent figures by the Evangelical database Joshua Project report 5%.〔Joshua Project. (Mordvin-Erzya of Russia ).〕 Adherents of the ''Erzyan Mastor'' organisation organise the Rasken Ozks (Mordvin for: "Native Prayer"), a national Mordvin worship service held yearly, with participation also of members of the ''Mastorava'' organisation and other ones.〔Republic of Mordovia. (В селе Чукалы прошел эрзянский праздник "Раськень Озкс" ).〕〔Uralistica News. (Мордовские СМИ молчат о празднике «Эрзянь Раськень Озкс» ).〕〔(2013-це иень «Раськень озкс» ). vaigel.ru.〕 ==History== The revival of the Mordvin native religion has grown alongside, and with the support, of Mordvin nationalism which started in the last years of the Soviet regime.〔Filatov, Shchipkov. p. 236.〕 The revival of the national consciousness of the Mordvins was difficult at first, since they were a minority in their country and the press, which was very influential, took a tough communist line.〔 The Russian democrats and communists were hostile towards Mordvin nationalists.〔 At the start of the ''perestroika'' the Mordvin national intelligentsia waged a vigorous and successful campaign against Russian Orthodoxy, called "the religion of occupation", "the Russifying ideological force".〔 Later the Saransk Ministry of Culture endorsed the revival of Mordvin culture and Paganism, arousing outcry from local Orthodox bishops.〔 This was the circle that produced the first Neopagans, the ''Mastorava'' organisation led by the local poetess Raisa Kemaikina, a group within the Saransk intelligentsia whose aim was the complete reconstruction of a Pagan worldview and religious services reworking folkloric, ethnographic and linguistic study.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mordvin native religion」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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