Rus, Ukraine, Russia : scenes from the cultural history of Russian religiosity / Martin C. Putna.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Putna, Martin C., Author.

Series:

Václav Havel series

Standardized Title:

Obrazy z kulturních dějin ruské religiozity. English

Language:

Czech

English

Subjects (All):

Russia--Civilization.

Russia.

Religion and culture--Russia.

Religion and culture.

Russia--Religion.

Spirituality--Russia--History.

Spirituality.

Russia--Church history.

Russia--History.

Civilization.

Religion.

Genre:

Church history

History

Physical Description:

406 pages ; 19 cm

Edition:

First English edition.

Place of Publication:

Prague, Czech Republic : Karolinum Press, [2021]

Language Note:

In English translated from the Czech.

Summary:

'An outspoken opponent of pro-Russian, authoritarian, and far-right streams in contemporary Czech society, Martin C. Putna received a great deal of media attention when he ironically dedicated the Czech edition of Rus-Ukraine-Russia to Miloš Zeman--the pro-Russian president of the Czech Republic. This sense of irony, combined with an extraordinary breadth of scholarly knowledge, infuses Putna's book. Examining key points in Russian cultural and spiritual history, Rus-Ukraine-Russia is essential reading for those wishing to understand the current state of Russia and Ukraine--the so-called heir to an "alternative Russia." Putna uses literary and artistic works to offer a rich analysis of Russia as a cultural and religious phenomenon: tracing its development from the arrival of the Greeks in prehistoric Crimea to its invasion by "little green men" in 2014; explaining the cultural importance in Russ of the Vikings as well as Pussy Riot; exploring central Russian figures from St. Vladimir the Great to Vladimir Putin. Unique in its postcolonial perspective, this is not merely a history of Russia or of Russian religion. This book presents Russia as a complex mesh of national, religious, and cultural (especially countercultural) traditions--with strong German, Mongol, Jewish, Catholic, Polish, and Lithuanian influences--a force responsible for creating what we identify as Eastern Europe.'--Publisher description.

Contents:

Introduction : Czech perspectives on the cultural and spiritual roots of Russia

Russia before Russia : antique cultures along the Black Sea coast

Viking Rus and Germanic culture

Slavic Rus and paganism

Kievan Rus and Byzantine Christianity

Mongolian Rus and Eurasianism

Muscovite Rus and "Third Rome"

Muscovite spiritual counterculture I : nonpossessors, Orthodox humanists, and holy fools

Red Rus, Novgorodian Rus, and the "window to Europe"

Lithuanian Rus, the Russian Reformation, and the Russian Baroque

Muscovite spiritual counterculture II : the old believers

Petersburg Rus and Russian secularization

Ukrainian Rus and White Rus

Jewish Rus

Catholic Rus

The Orthodox Restoration

Orthodox Romanticism and Pan-Slavism

Orthodox reformism

Revolutionary Rus and the piety of the godless

Soviet Rus and the renewal of the Orthodox Trinity

Conclusion : new struggles over old Rus.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 375-395) and index.

Related Work:

Translation of: Putna, Martin C. Obrazy z kulturních dějin ruské religiozity.

Other Format:

Online version: Putna, Martin C. Obrazy z kulturnich dejin ruskie religiozity. English. Rus - Ukraine - Russia.

ISBN:

9788024635804

8024635801

OCLC:

1267552209