TY  - GEN
T1  - Letters from heaven : popular religion in Russia and Ukraine
A2  - Himka, John-Paul, 1949-
A2  - Zayarnyuk, Andriy, 1975-
LA  - English
PP  - Toronto ; Buffalo
PB  - University of Toronto Press
YR  - 2006
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_eba_ocn637134931
AB  - Letters from Heaven features an international group of scholars investigating the place and function of 'popular' religion in Eastern Slavic cultures. The contributors examine popular religious practices in Russia and Ukraine from the middle ages to the present, considering the cultural contexts of death rituals, miracles, sin and virtue, cults of the saints, and icons. The collection not only fills a void in religious scholarship, but also responds to current theoretical challenges. Reflecting critically on the heuristic value of popular religion and on the concept of popular culture in general, Letters from Heaven is characterized by a shift of focus from churches, institutions, and theological discourse to the religious practices themselves and their interconnections with the culture, mentality, and social structures of the societies in question. An important contribution to the fields of religion and Eastern Slavic studies, this volume challenges readers to rethink old pieties and to reconsider the function of religion.
OP  - 277
CN  - BX485 .L48 2006
SN  - 9781442676640
SN  - 1442676647
SN  - 1281992089
SN  - 9781281992086
SN  - 9780802091482
SN  - 0802091482
KW  - Orthodox Eastern Church : Russia : History.
KW  - Orthodox Eastern Church : Ukraine : History.
KW  - Orthodox Eastern Church : History.
KW  - Église orthodoxe : Russie : Histoire.
KW  - Église orthodoxe : Ukraine : Histoire.
KW  - Église orthodoxe : Histoire.
KW  - Orthodox Eastern Church
KW  - Russia (Federation) : Religion.
KW  - Ukraine : Religion.
KW  - Religion and culture : Russia.
KW  - Religion and culture : Ukraine.
KW  - Russia (Federation) : History.
KW  - Ukraine : History.
KW  - Russie : Religion.
KW  - Religion et culture : Russie.
KW  - Religion et culture : Ukraine.
KW  - Russie : Histoire.
KW  - Ukraine : Histoire.
KW  - RELIGION : Christianity : Orthodox.
KW  - HISTORY : Europe : Russia & the Former Soviet Union.
KW  - Religion
KW  - Religion and culture
KW  - Russia
KW  - Russia (Federation)
KW  - Ukraine
KW  - Electronic books.
KW  - History
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