Letters from heaven popular religion in Russia and Ukraine

Letters from heaven : popular religion in Russia and Ukraine / edited by John-Paul Himka and Andriy Zayarnyuk.

Other author/creator	Himka, John-Paul, 1949-
Other author/creator	Zayarnyuk, Andriy, 1975-
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press,
Description	viii, 277 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)	Orthodox Eastern Church--Russia --History. Orthodox Eastern Church--Ukraine --History. Église orthodoxe--Russie --Histoire. Église orthodoxe--Ukraine --Histoire. Religion and culture--Russia. Religion and culture--Ukraine. Religion et culture--Russie. Religion et culture--Ukraine. Russia--Religion. Ukraine--Religion. Russia--History. Ukraine--History. Russie--Religion. Ukraine--Religion. Russie--Histoire. Ukraine--Histoire.

Contents	Death ritual among Russian and Ukrainian peasants : linkages between the living and the dead / Christine D. Worobec -- Folk orthodoxy popular religion in contemporary Ukraine / Natalie Kononenko -- The miracle as sign and proof : 'miraculous semiotics' in the medieval and early modern Ukrainian mentality / Roman Holyk -- Sexuality and gender in early modern Russian orthodoxy : sin and virtue in cultural context / Valerie A. Kivelson -- The Christian sources of the cult of St Paraskeva / Eve Levin -- Popular religion in the time of Peter the Great / Paul Bushkovitch -- Letters from heaven : an encounter between the 'national movement' and 'popular culture' / Andriy Zayarnyuk -- For the beauty of God's house : notes on icon vestments and decorations in the Ruthenian Church / Sophia Senyk -- 'Social' elements in Ukrainian icons of the Last Judgment through the eighteenth century / John-Paul Himka -- Between 'popular' and 'official' : akafisty hymns and Marian icons in late imperial Russia / Vera Shevzov.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2007272391
ISBN	9780802091482 (alk. paper)
ISBN	0802091482 (alk. paper)

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