Popular Religion in Russia - ''Double Belief'' and the Making of an Academic Myth

Informationen zum Autor Stella Rock is Senior Research Fellow in History at the University of Sussex. Her publications on Russian Orthodoxy span the medieval and post-Soviet periods, and her research interests focus on popular faith (in the broadest sense) and the relationship between religious and national identity. Klappentext This book dispels the widely-held view that paganism survived in Russia alongside Orthodox Christianity, demonstrating that 'double belief', dvoeverie, is in fact an academic myth. Zusammenfassung This book dispels the widely-held view that paganism survived in Russia alongside Orthodox Christianity, demonstrating that 'double belief', dvoeverie, is in fact an academic myth. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1. Christian Idol-Worshippers and 'Pagan Survivals' 2. Heretics and ‘Wrong-Believing' 3. A History of Historians 4. How Russian is 'Double-Belief'? Conclusion

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• Authors: Stella Rock, Stella (The Open University Rock, Rock Stella
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.09.2007
• EAN: 9780415317719
• ISBN: 978-0-415-31771-9
• No. of pages: 248
• Series: Routledge Studies in the History of Russia and Eastern Europe; Routledge Studies in the History of Russia and Eastern Europe
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; History, Eastern Europe, RELIGION / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Anthropology, Christianity, History of Religion, Religion & politics, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Church history, Religion and Politics, Eclectic & Esoteric Religions & Belief Systems, Eclectic and esoteric religions and belief systems, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General