Title Orthodox Russia in Crisis : Church and Nation in the Time of Troubles / Isaiah Gruber

Published DeKalb, Illinois : Northern Illinois University Press, 2012

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Description 1 online resource Contents Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations and Tables -- Preface -- Introduction Troubles, Then and Now -- 1. Russia as "Israel" The Muscovite Church-State -- 2. Profit and Piety Russian Orthodox Monasteries as Economic Corporations -- 3. Vox Dei, Vox Populi, and Vox Feminae Delaying the Crisis of Legitimacy in 1598 -- 4. In Hunger and Pain The Response of the Church to Famine and Civil Warfare -- 5. A House Divided Russian Orthodoxy under Vasilii IV and Dmitrii II -- 6. Death and Resurrection The Apex and End of the Smuta -- 7. In Retrospect Russian Orthodoxy in the Time ofTroubles and Beyond -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index Summary A pivotal period in Russian history, the Time of Troubles in the early seventeenth century has taken on new resonance in the country's post-Soviet search for new national narratives. The historical role of the Orthodox Church has emerged as a key theme in contemporary remembrances of this time--but what precisely was that role?The first comprehensive study of the Church during the Troubles, Orthodox Russia in Crisis reconstructs this tumultuous time, offering new interpretations of familiar episodes while delving deep into the archives to uncover a much fuller picture of the era. Analyzing these sources, Isaiah Gruber argues that the business activity of monasteries played a significant role in the origins and course of the Troubles and that frequent changes in power forced Church ideologues to innovate politically, for example inventing new justifications for power to be granted to the people and to royal women. These new ideas, Gruber contends, ultimately helped bring about a new age in Russian spiritual life and a crystallization of the national mentality Analysis Orthodox Church ideologues, Russian spiritual life, post-Soviet religion in Russia Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Online resource; title from PDF file page (EBSCO, viewed December 17, 2019) SUBJECT Russisch-Orthodoxe Kirche gnd Russisch-Orthodoxe Kirche. idszbz Subject Church and state -- Russia -- History -- 17th century Orthodox Eastern monasteries -- Economic aspects -- Russia -- History -- 17th century Church and state Smuta Kirche und Staat. SUBJECT Russia -- History -- Time of Troubles, 1598-1613. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85125775 Russia -- Church history -- 17th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85125712 Subject Russia Russland. Genre/Form Church history History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781609090494 1609090497 9781501757389 1501757385

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