God, man, and Tolstoy /

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Author / Creator:Cicovacki, Predrag, author.
Imprint:Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2022]
©2022
Description:xiii, 297 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 21 cm
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13146819
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ISBN:303089343X
9783030893439
9783030893446
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:This book examines Leo Tolstoy's struggle to understand the relationship of God and man, in connection with his attempt to answer questions regarding the meaning of life. Tolstoy addressed such issues in a systematic way and with great concerns for the future of humanity. Predrag Cicovacki approaches Tolstoy both as a thinker and as an artist, and examines various sides of his intellectual and artistic engagement: his social criticism, his ambiguous relationship to nature, his understanding of art, and his attempted reconstruction of the true religion. By combining philosophical, religious, and literary analysis, Cicovacki undertakes an interdisciplinary study, showing much can be learned from Tolstoy's insights, as well as from his mistakes.--Publisher description.

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