Controversy with the Greeks on the Faith of 1650 Relations between the Greek and Russian Churches in the XI-XVII centuries.
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Controversy with the Greeks on the Faith of 1650 Relations between the Greek and Russian Churches in the XI-XVII centuries.
19.99 €
The book reveals the history of creation and the ideological foundations of one of the most important publicistic monuments of the XVII century - "Prenyas with the Greeks about faith", written by the scientist, diplomat, builder of the Epiphany Monastery Arseny Sukhanov in the summer of 1650. The reader will for the first time get acquainted with all the author's editions of the famous work, created before Nikon's reforms and anticipating the reformers' attempt on the Russian people's ideas about the uniqueness of their state and the piety of their faith; an attempt that gave rise to the Schism of the Russian Church. The book analyzes in detail the discussions about this work in Russian journalism and historical science of the XVII-XIX centuries. Most importantly, it considers the ideological context in which Sukhanov answered the question of whether the Russian state has its own spiritual basis, or whether it is a product of the influence of the cultures of other countries. The determination with which Arseny rejected the claims of the Greeks to be "teachers of faith" for the Russians reflected the real beliefs of the Russian people of his time. The author traces the formation of these beliefs from the first Russian written monuments of the 11th century to Peter the Great. The reader will see that the ideology of a united Russia and a great Russian power was formed by Russian scribes, ahead of the state recognition of these ideas and regardless of the circumstances of real politics. Nikon's reforms and the tsar's appeal to Greek authority at the overthrow of the patriarch had no influence on the development in society of the ideas of an originally independent and sacred Russian kingdom, which Sukhanov defended. After the death of the scientist, the ideas formulated by him on the basis of the century-long development of Russian thought were approved at the highest state level by the enlightened Tsar Fyodor Alekseevich. For students of history, philosophy, management and cultural studies, as well as all those interested in the problems of Russian history and culture.
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