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The Western Front of the Eastern Church. Uniate and Orthodox Conflict in Eighteenth-century Poland, Ukraine, Belarus, and Russia.
Barbara Skinner
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Description for The Western Front of the Eastern Church. Uniate and Orthodox Conflict in Eighteenth-century Poland, Ukraine, Belarus, and Russia.
Hardcover. Drawing on archival sources from Russia, Poland, and Ukraine, this work addresses the shifting identity and fate of Ruthenians on both sides of the Orthodox/Uniate divide during the politically charged era of the partitions of Poland. It is suitable for those studying the tensions between Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus. Num Pages: 274 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 1DVU; 3JF; HRCC8. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
This book addresses the shifting identity of Ruthenians on both sides of Orthodox/Uniate divide. The dissolution of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the late 18th century and the incorporation of the majority of the Ruthenians - ethnic Ukrainians and Belarusians - into the Russian Empire from the backdrop for confessional history critical to modern Ukrainian, Belarusian, and Russian identities. In a region long shaped by religious and cultural tensions between the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches, the creation in 1596 of the Uniate church, which retained the Eastern rite but accepted Catholic doctrine, cut a new religious fault line through ... Read more
This book addresses the shifting identity of Ruthenians on both sides of Orthodox/Uniate divide. The dissolution of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the late 18th century and the incorporation of the majority of the Ruthenians - ethnic Ukrainians and Belarusians - into the Russian Empire from the backdrop for confessional history critical to modern Ukrainian, Belarusian, and Russian identities. In a region long shaped by religious and cultural tensions between the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches, the creation in 1596 of the Uniate church, which retained the Eastern rite but accepted Catholic doctrine, cut a new religious fault line through ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
Number of Pages
274
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780875804071
SKU
V9780875804071
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About Barbara Skinner
BARBARA SKINNER received her Ph.D. from Georgetown University and is an assistant professor at Indiana State University's Department of History. She has traveled and worked widely in the former Soviet Union and Poland as an interpreter and scholar.
Reviews for The Western Front of the Eastern Church. Uniate and Orthodox Conflict in Eighteenth-century Poland, Ukraine, Belarus, and Russia.
In this deeply researched and well-written study, Barbara Skinner wades into the choppy waters of religious conflict in the Polish-Russian borderlands and emerges with a fascinating and even-handed analysis of a very complex story.
Heather J. Coleman
Journal of Ukrainian Studies
Heather J. Coleman
Journal of Ukrainian Studies