Mchedlova M.M., Kudryashova M.C. Religion and politics: From secularization to the new theoretical coordinates of research. Political science (RU), 2016,№ S Special issue, p. 43-58. Mchedlova M.M., Kudryashova M.C. Religion and politics: From secularization to the new theoretical coordinates of research. Political science (RU), 2016,№ S Special issue, p. 43-58.ISSN 1998-1775РИНЦ: https://elibrary.ru/item.asp?id=28770094Posted on site: 01.12.17AbstractThe article discusses various aspects of contemporary approaches to the interpretation of religion and politics related to multifunctional and diverse presence of the religious factor in contemporary politics. The emphasis is on the new coordinates of the theoretical and methodological discussions and focuses on the subject of the field research of religion and politics in the domestic and foreign political science tradition.