Inochentism and Orthodox Christianity - Religious Dissent in the Russian and Romanian Borderlands

This book explores the history and evolution of Inochentism, a controversial new religious movement that emerged in the Russian and Romanian borderlands of what is now Moldova and Ukraine in the context of the Russian revolutionary period.

List of contents

Introduction 1 Between Hagiography and History: The Life of Inochentie of Balta 2 "The Mad Doctrine of the Incarnation of the Holy Spirit" 3 "All wells will run dry": Belief and Practice amongst the Balta Pilgrims 4 Inochentism in Interwar Romania 5 Visions of the Underground: Archangelism in Interwar Romania 6 "John's Flock": Ioan Zlotea and the Monastic Tradition 7 Return to the Garden of Paradise: Inochentism under Stalin and Antonescu 8 Golgotha: The Inochentist Underground in Soviet Moldavia 9 Epilogue

About the author

James A. Kapaló is Senior Lecturer in the Study of Religions at University College Cork, Ireland and co-Director of the Marginalised and Endangered Worldviews Study Centre. He is author of Text, Context and Performance: Gagauz Folk Religion in Discourse and Practice (2011).

Summary

This book explores the history and evolution of Inochentism, a controversial new religious movement that emerged in the Russian and Romanian borderlands of what is now Moldova and Ukraine in the context of the Russian revolutionary period.

Product details

• Authors: James A. Kapalo, James A. (University College Cork Kapalo, James Alexander Kapalo, James A. Kapaló
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2018
• EAN: 9781472432186
• ISBN: 978-1-4724-3218-6
• No. of pages: 278
• Series: Routledge New Religions; Routledge New Religions
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Ukraine, Russia, RELIGION / General, 20th Century, RELIGION / Christianity / Orthodox, Religious & spiritual leaders, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Christian & quasi-Christian cults & sects, Religious and spiritual figures, Christian and quasi-Christian cults and sects, Moldova (Moldavia), Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox Churches, Orthodox & Oriental Churches