Orthodox sisters: religion, community, and the challenge of modernity in imperial and early Soviet Russia

"Focusing on the Convent of the Exaltation of the Cross and the other convents in Nizhnii Novgorod diocese more generally, this book demonstrates how, during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Russian Orthodox women built a new type of monastic community that transformed and helped t...

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Main Author: Wagner, William G. 1950-2021 (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Ithaca [New York] ; London Northern Illinois University Press 2024
Series:NIU series in orthodox Christian studies
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Summary:"Focusing on the Convent of the Exaltation of the Cross and the other convents in Nizhnii Novgorod diocese more generally, this book demonstrates how, during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Russian Orthodox women built a new type of monastic community that transformed and helped to revitalize Russian Orthodox monasticism after its sharp contraction due to the state reforms of the eighteenth century"--
Physical Description:xxv, 406 Seiten Illustrationen, Karte 24 cm
ISBN:9781501775727
1501775723

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