Bodies like bright stars: saints and relics in orthodox russia
Auteur :
Greene, Robert H.
Éditeur :
Cornell University Press
ISBN :
9780875804095
Date de publication :
20 oct. 2009
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 2,7 cm
Poids :
907 g
Format :
Paper over boards
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Exploring patterns of popular devotion to the cult of the saints in both late imperial and early Soviet Russia, this title argues for an interpretation of Orthodoxy as a proactive faith grounded in the needs and realities of everyday life. It is of interest to Russian historians, anthropologists, and scholars of religion.