Monasticism in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Republics /

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Imprint:Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2016.
©2016
Description:xiv, 403 pages ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Series:Routledge religion, society and government in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet States
Routledge religion, society and government in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet States.
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10387293
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Other authors / contributors:Murzaku, Ines Angeli editor.
ISBN:9780415819596
0415819598
9781315678399
Summary:"This book looks at Eastern and Western monasticism's continuous and intensive interactions with society in Eastern Europe, Russia and the Former Soviet Republics. It discusses the role monastics played in fostering national identities, as well as the potentiality of monasteries and religious orders to be vehicles of ecumenism and inter-religious dialogue within and beyond national boundaries. Using a country-specific analysis, the book highlights the monastic tradition and monastic establishments. It addresses gaps in the academic study of religion in Eastern European and Russian historiography and looks at the role of monasticism as a cultural and national identity forming determinant in the region"--Publisher info.