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Afanasii Shchapov and the Significance of Religious Dissent in Imperial Russia, 1848-70
Thomas Marsden
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Paperback. Num Pages: 104 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1000.
In the 1650s and 1660s, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Nikon, carried out a series of reforms which were rejected by a large number of the faithful. The split that resulted, the Great Schism or raskol, led a large proportion of the Russian population to become completely isolated from the official church. Known as raskol'niki, they were seen as stubborn opponents of both church and government and were fiercely persecuted. Two centuries later amidst peasant protests, revolutionary conspiracies and government paranoia, Russia's religious dissenters were again at the forefront of national concerns. Russia's autocratic rulers, while equating ... Read more
In the 1650s and 1660s, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Nikon, carried out a series of reforms which were rejected by a large number of the faithful. The split that resulted, the Great Schism or raskol, led a large proportion of the Russian population to become completely isolated from the official church. Known as raskol'niki, they were seen as stubborn opponents of both church and government and were fiercely persecuted. Two centuries later amidst peasant protests, revolutionary conspiracies and government paranoia, Russia's religious dissenters were again at the forefront of national concerns. Russia's autocratic rulers, while equating ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon Germany
Number of pages
104
Condition
New
Number of Pages
104
Place of Publication
Stuttgart, Germany
ISBN
9783898218627
SKU
V9783898218627
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About Thomas Marsden
Thomas Marsden is reading for a D. Phil. in Modern History at Balliol College, Oxford, where he holds the Peter Storey Scholarship. He completed an M. Phil. in Modern European History with distinction at St. Edmund Hall, Oxford, where he also received his B.A. in Modern History. His research interests are religious dissent and political radicalism in Imperial Russia.
Reviews for Afanasii Shchapov and the Significance of Religious Dissent in Imperial Russia, 1848-70
An ambitious study.
Georg Michels
Georg Michels