LEADER 04438nam 2200793 450 001 9910827288503321 005 20230912132316.0 010 $a1-281-99208-9 010 $a9786611992088 010 $a1-4426-7664-7 024 7 $a10.3138/9781442676640 035 $a(CKB)2430000000002039 035 $a(EBL)3255048 035 $a(OCoLC)923070040 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000301659 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11226473 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000301659 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10263314 035 $a(PQKB)11165979 035 $a(CaBNvSL)thg00601123 035 $a(DE-B1597)464606 035 $a(OCoLC)1013944188 035 $a(OCoLC)944178034 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781442676640 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4671670 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11257374 035 $a(OCoLC)958562620 035 $a(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/czxrhq 035 $a(schport)gibson_crkn/2009-12-01/6/418918 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4671670 035 $a(OCoLC)1153500889 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)musev2_104922 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3255048 035 $a(EXLCZ)992430000000002039 100 $a20160913h20062006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aLetters from heaven $epopular religion in Russia and Ukraine /$fedited by John-Paul Himka and Andriy Zayarnyuk 210 1$aToronto, [Ontario] ;$aBuffalo, [New York] ;$aLondon, [England] :$cUniversity of Toronto Press,$d2006. 210 4$dİ2006 215 $a1 online resource (290 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8020-9148-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aDeath 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. 330 $aLetters from Heaven features an international group of scholars investigating the place and function of 'popular' religion in Eastern Slavic cultures. The contributors examine popular religious practices in Russia and Ukraine from the middle ages to the present, considering the cultural contexts of death rituals, miracles, sin and virtue, cults of the saints, and icons. The collection not only fills a void in religious scholarship, but also responds to current theoretical challenges. Reflecting critically on the heuristic value of popular religion and on the concept of popular culture in general, Letters from Heaven is characterized by a shift of focus from churches, institutions, and theological discourse to the religious practices themselves and their interconnections with the culture, mentality, and social structures of the societies in question. An important contribution to the fields of religion and Eastern Slavic studies, this volume challenges readers to rethink old pieties and to reconsider the function of religion. 606 $aReligion and culture$zUkraine 606 $aReligion and culture$zRussia 607 $aRussia$xReligion 607 $aUkraine$xReligion 607 $aRussia$xHistory 607 $aUkraine$xHistory 608 $aHistory. 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aReligion and culture 615 0$aReligion and culture 676 $a281.947 702 $aHimka$b John-Paul$f1949- 702 $aZayarnyuk$b Andriy$f1975- 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910827288503321 996 $aLetters from heaven$94064855 997 $aUNINA