The Intelligentsia and the Church in Russia in the 19th and Early 20th Centuries: Essays on the History of Ideas
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The Intelligentsia and the Church in Russia in the 19th and Early 20th Centuries: Essays on the History of Ideas
19.99 €
This monograph examines the relationship of Russian educated people of the 19th and early 20th centuries to the Orthodox Church. This view of the Church proved fundamentally important for the formation of the self-awareness of the Russian intelligentsia, which developed during this challenging era.
The study is structured as individual essays and draws on the work of the history of concepts. It was during this period that concepts such as "nationality," "personality," "progress," "conciliarity," and "intelligentsia"—all crucial to both the social movement and the topic at hand—gradually emerged. Without these concepts, the self-definition of intellectuals and their positioning in relation to the Church would have been unthinkable. The author examines the history of thought as a tense struggle between various tendencies, each of which could prevail and shape future spiritual quests. The fate of the country and the direction of its development largely depended on the outcome of these clashes.
This publication is intended for anyone interested in the history of Russia in the 19th and early 20th centuries and the history of the Russian intelligentsia.
The study is structured as individual essays and draws on the work of the history of concepts. It was during this period that concepts such as "nationality," "personality," "progress," "conciliarity," and "intelligentsia"—all crucial to both the social movement and the topic at hand—gradually emerged. Without these concepts, the self-definition of intellectuals and their positioning in relation to the Church would have been unthinkable. The author examines the history of thought as a tense struggle between various tendencies, each of which could prevail and shape future spiritual quests. The fate of the country and the direction of its development largely depended on the outcome of these clashes.
This publication is intended for anyone interested in the history of Russia in the 19th and early 20th centuries and the history of the Russian intelligentsia.
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