|
Books > History > European history
|
Buy Now
Beyond the Monastery Walls - The Ascetic Revolution in Russian Orthodox Thought, 1814-1914 (Hardcover)
Loot Price: R2,105
Discovery Miles 21 050
|
|
|
Beyond the Monastery Walls - The Ascetic Revolution in Russian Orthodox Thought, 1814-1914 (Hardcover)
Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days
|
During Russia's late imperial period, Orthodox churchmen,
professionally trained theologians, and an array of social
commentators sought to give meaning to Russian history and its
supposed backwardness. Many found that meaning in asceticism. For
some, ascetic religiosity prevented Russia from achieving its
historical destiny. For others, it was the means by which the
Russian people would realize the Kingdom of God, thereby saving
Holy Russia and the world from the satanic forces of the West.
Patrick Lally Michelson's intellectual history of asceticism in
Russian Orthodox thought traces the development of these competing
arguments from the early nineteenth century to the early months of
World War I. He demonstrates that this discourse was an imaginative
interpretation of lived Orthodoxy, primarily meant to satisfy the
ideological needs of Russian thinkers and Orthodox intellectuals as
they responded to the socioeconomic, political, and cultural
challenges of modernity.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
You might also like..
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
(1)
(1)
