In the shadow of Antichrist : the Old Believers of Alberta /

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The 'Old Believers' constitute the most conservative branch of Eastern Christendom. They are determined to remain separate from the rest of society, which they believe to have succumbed to the agents of antichrist. The text enables us to understand both Christian culture and traditional cu...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Scheffel, David, 1955-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Peterborough, Ont. ; Lewiston, NY : Broadview Press, ©1991.
Subjects:
Old Believers > Alberta.
Old Believers > Alberta > Social life and customs.
Raskolniki > Alberta > Mœurs et coutumes.
Raskolniki > Alberta.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Old Believers > Social life and customs.
Old Believers.
Raskolniki
Alberta > Church history.
Alberta.
Alberta
Alberta (Canada) > Histoire religieuse.
Electronic books.
Church history.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • List of Tables and Figures
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • Prelude in Muscovy
  • Muscovite Xenophobia
  • The Quest for Authenticity
  • The Raskol
  • The Old Believers
  • Popovtsy and Bezpopovtsy
  • The Demise of Muscovy
  • Berezovka
  • The Setting
  • The People
  • Historical and Geographical Origins
  • Community and Family
  • Community Organization
  • Kinship and the Family
  • The Economy
  • Orthodoxy and its Interpretation
  • Written Tradition
  • Oral Tradition
  • Ritual Calendar
  • Symbols of Orthodoxy: The ChurchPublic Devotion
  • Sacramentals
  • Sacraments
  • Symbols of Orthodoxy: The Home
  • Nature and the Christian Home
  • Food and Drink
  • Appearance and Sexuality
  • Old Belief in Context
  • Puritanism
  • Ritualism
  • Authenticity
  • East and West
  • Notes
  • Bibliography

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