The fall of communist regimes has entailed a relatively rapid change in society. Social actors became exposed to various demands for their adaptation.The article investigates applicability of biological - or in other words zoological - concept of mimicry for a sociological explanation of the behaviour of individuals, groups and institutions. In the changing attitude towards religion in post-communist countries, a human, that is to say social, mimicry seems to be a basic behavioural strategy. It is also likely to be one of the basic behavioural strategies of Churches in the changed social environment.
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