Vasilii Rozanov and the Creation: The Edenic Vision and the Rejection of Eschatology

by Adam Ure

Book Overview

This book provides the first detailed study in English of the religious philosophy of Vasilii Rozanov, one of the most influential and controversial thinkers of Russia's Silver Age. It examines his subversion of traditional Russian Orthodoxy, including his reverence for the Creation, his focus on the family, and his worship of sex.

Rozanov is one of the towering figures of Russian culture, a major influence on thinkers and writers such as Bakhtin,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1623568161
• ISBN13: 9781623568160
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"