"The oldest one in Russia" : the formation of the historiographical image of Valaam Monastery /

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Contributing, for instance, to the fields of nationality and borderland studies, this book offers a fascinating study of the process of "writing a worthy past" for the Russian Orthodox monastery of Valaam during the 18th and 19th centuries.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Parppei, Kati
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011.
Series:Russian history and culture ; v. 6.
Subjects:
Valaamskiĭ monastyrʹ > History.
Valaamskiĭ monastyrʹ > Historiography.
Valaamskiĭ monastyrʹ > Public opinion.
Valaamskiĭ monastyrʹ
1700-1899
Romanticism > Russia > History.
Nationalism > Russia > History.
Historiography > Political aspects > Russia > History.
Ideology > Russia > History.
Public opinion > Russia > History.
Romantisme > Russie > Histoire.
Nationalisme > Russie > Histoire.
Idéologie > Russie > Histoire.
Opinion publique > Russie > Histoire.
Historiographie > Aspect politique > Russie > Histoire.
RELIGION > Institutions & Organizations.
Historiography
Historiography > Political aspects
Ideology
Nationalism
Public opinion
Romanticism
Russia (Federation) > Church history > 18th century.
Russia (Federation) > Church history > 19th century.
Russia
Russia (Federation)
Church history
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Premises of success
  • Quest for the past
  • "The oldest in Russia"
  • ideas about the monastery's origins
  • "The Holy pair": the founder cult of Sergei and German of Valaam
  • "Spiritual heroes": saintly pantheon of Valaam
  • "The dishonoured ones": encounters with the West.

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