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1 online resource (243 pages) |
| Series |
Routledge Religion, Society and Government in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet States |
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Routledge religion, society and government in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet States.
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| Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: sainthood and memory in Orthodox Christianity -- PART I Canonization -- 1 Canonization as an exercise of power -- 2 The grand narrative of new martyrdom -- 3 Separating the sheep from the goats -- PART II Iconization -- 4 The functional aesthetics of liturgical art -- 5 Hagiography as a plea for imitation and an argument for sainthood -- 6 Depicting sainthood -- 7 Saints in texts and images |
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PART III Veneration8 Butovo, the making of a site of memory -- 9 Venerating and missionizing the new martyrs -- 10 Saints, victims and perpetrators -- Conclusion: a country with an unpredictable past -- Appendix 1: overview of interviewees -- Appendix 2: excerpt from the forensic investigation file of new martyr Aleksiy Skvortsov in comparison with his hagiography, published by the Commemoration Fund |
| Summary |
"Following the end of the Soviet Union, the Russian Orthodox Church has canonized a great number of Russian saints. Whereas in the first millennium of Russian Christianity (988-1988) the Church recognized merely 300 Russian saints, the number had grown to more than 2,000 by 2006. This book explores the remarkable phenomenon of new Russian martyrdom. It outlines the process of canonization, examines how saints are venerated, and relates all this to the ways in which the Russian state and its people have chosen to remember the Soviet Union and commemorate the victims of its purges. The book includes in-depth case studies of particular saints and examines the diverse ways in which they are venerated."--Provided by publisher |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781351850353 |
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1351850350 |
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