Bodies like bright stars: saints and relics in Orthodox Russia
In the eye of the beholder : the Russian Orthodox Church and the problem of incorruptibility -- Going to see the saints : miracles, shrines, and relics -- Making saints : canonization and community -- The Revolution and the saints -- Toppling the saints from their thrones : the Bolshevik exhumation...
| Summary: | In the eye of the beholder : the Russian Orthodox Church and the problem of incorruptibility -- Going to see the saints : miracles, shrines, and relics -- Making saints : canonization and community -- The Revolution and the saints -- Toppling the saints from their thrones : the Bolshevik exhumation of holy relics -- Relics in Red Russia : Orthodox responses to the exhumation campaign -- The passing of the saints? |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | XII, 299 S., Ill. |
| ISBN: | 0875804098 |