Sacred Stories: Religion and Spirituality in Modern Russia

Sacred Stories brings together the work of leading scholars writing on the history of religion and religiosity in late imperial Russia during the critical decades preceding the 1917 revolutions. Embodying new research and new methodologies, this book reshapes our understanding of the place of religion in modern Russian history. Topics examined include miraculous icons and healing, pilgrim narratives, confessions, women and Orthodox domesticity,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253218500
• ISBN13: 9780253218506
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.3"