Religion and society in Russia : the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries /

This study traces the evolution of religious attitudes in an important transitional period of Russian history. It reconstructs the main events of the age, such as the rise of miracle cults, and demonstrates how they foreshadowed the secularization of Russian society.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bushkovitch, Paul
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 1992.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:This study traces the evolution of religious attitudes in an important transitional period of Russian history. It reconstructs the main events of the age, such as the rise of miracle cults, and demonstrates how they foreshadowed the secularization of Russian society.
Physical Description:1 online resource (vi, 278 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-264) and index.
ISBN:1423764498
9781423764496
1280440953
9781280440953