| Description |
1 online resource (254 pages) |
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Uncovering the secret -- What kind of man would take on God? -- Religion without faith, Christianity without Christ -- A confession that was not quite -- Tolstoy's faith, such as it was -- The Gospel according to Leo -- Desperately seeking Golgotha -- Sex, lies, and ethics -- An impractical idea of a practical life -- Tolstoy as a Russian -- The lessons of Leo Tolstoy -- Appendix 1: Russians, real and fictional, mentioned in this book -- Appendix 2: Works quoted or referred to in this book |
| Summary |
This polemical work treats Tolstoy as one of the midwives of modern counterculture and reassesses his enduring influence. Boot argues that Tolstoy's philosophy was based on a metaphysical blunder and tries to correct preconceived notions of Tolstoy's work. Through a unique examination of Tolstoy's religious beliefs, Boot arrives at the conclusion that Tolstoy was not a Christian, as widely thought, but a self-deifying atheist and nihilist. These traits are traced back to Tolstoy's personality which, according to the psychiatric report used in the book, may have been influenced by mental instability. From these new angles on Tolstoy, the book is able to shed light into the historical and intellectual landscape of Russia |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-236) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Tolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910 -- Religion
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Tolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910 -- Psychology
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Tolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910 -- Philosophy
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| SUBJECT |
Tolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910 fast |
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Anthologies (non-poetry)
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- Russian & Former Soviet Union.
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Literature.
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Philosophy
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Psychology
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Religion
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780230623026 |
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0230623026 |
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9780230615861 |
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0230615864 |
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1282532898 |
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9781282532892 |
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9781349379484 |
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1349379484 |
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9786612532894 |
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6612532890 |
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