Making of the New Martyrs of Russia - Soviet Repression in Orthodox Memory

Following the end of the Soviet Union the Russian Orthodox Church greatly increased the number of saints, taking the total from the approximately 300 canonised in the previous one thousand years to over 2,000 by 2006. This book explores this interesting phenomenon, and includes in-depth case studies of particular saints and their veneration.

List of contents

Introduction

Part I: Canonization

1. Canonization as an Exercise of Power

2. The Grand Narrative of New Martyrdom

3. Separating the Sheep from the Goats

Part II: Iconization

4. The Functional Aesthetics of Liturgical Art

5. Hagiography as a Plea for Imitation and an Argument for Sainthood

6. Depicting Sainthood

7. Saints in Texts and Images

Part III: Veneration

8. Butovo, the Making of a Site of Memory

9. Venerating and Missionizing the New Martyrs

10. Saints, Victims and Perpetrators

Conclusion

About the author

Karin Hyldal Christensen holds a PhD in Russian Studies from the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. She has lived in Russia for many years and currently writes and lectures on Russian Orthodoxy and history.

Summary

Following the end of the Soviet Union the Russian Orthodox Church greatly increased the number of saints, taking the total from the approximately 300 canonised in the previous one thousand years to over 2,000 by 2006. This book explores this interesting phenomenon, and includes in-depth case studies of particular saints and their veneration.

Product details

• Authors: Karin Christensen
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.12.2019
• EAN: 9780367886141
• ISBN: 978-0-367-88614-1
• No. of pages: 234
• Series: Routledge Religion, Society and Government in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet States
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore; Russia, RELIGION / Christianity / Orthodox, Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox Churches, Orthodox & Oriental Churches