Orthodox Christianity came to Russia from Byzantium in 988, and in the ensuing centuries it has become such a fixture of the Russian cultural landscape that any discussion of Russian character or history inevitably must take its influence into account. Orthodox Russia is a timely volume that brings together some of the best contemporary scholarship on Russian Orthodox beliefs and practices covering a broad historical period--from the Muscovite era through the immediate aftermath of the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917. Studies of Russian Orthodoxy have typically focused on doctrinal...
Orthodox Christianity came to Russia from Byzantium in 988, and in the ensuing centuries it has become such a fixture of the Russian cultural lands...
Examines devotion to the cult of the saints by Russian Orthodox believers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Evidence from miracle stories, devotional literature, parish records, diocesan reports, religious publications, and archival documents demonstrates how believers sought to cultivate a direct and hands-on relationship with saints.
Examines devotion to the cult of the saints by Russian Orthodox believers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Evidence from miracle stories, de...
