A history of the Russian church to 1448

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A history of the Russian church to 1448

John Fennell

Longman, 1995

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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: pbk ISBN 9780582080676

Description

The Russian church is central to an understanding of early Russian and Slav history, but for many years there has been no accessible, up-to-date introduction to the subject in English - until now. The late John Fennell's last book, is a masterly survey of the development, nature and role of the early Church in Russia from Christianization of the country in 988, through Kievan and Tatar poeriods to 1448 when the Russian Church finally became totally independent of its mother-church in Byzantium.

Table of Contents

  • Part 1 An Outline of Kievan History, to 1240
  • Chapter 2 The Beginnings of Kievan Christianity
  • Chapter 3 The Baptism of Vladimir and his Subjects
  • Chapter 4 The Organization of the Russian Church
  • Chapter 5 Religious Activity and Monasticism
  • Chapter 6 The Process of Christianization
  • Chapter 7 Orthodox and Latins
  • Chapter 8 Christian Writing in Kievan Russia
  • Chapter 9 The Church's Involvement in Politics
  • Part 2 Russia under the Mongols: A Political Survey
  • Chapter 11 The Metropolitans of Russia: From Kirill II to Aleksiy
  • Chapter 12 Metropolitan Kiprian
  • Chapter 13 Metropolitan Foty
  • Chapter 14 Metropolitans Iona and Isidor
  • the Council of Florence
  • Chapter 15 The Russian Church and the Mongols, 1237-1448
  • Chapter 16 Landownership by the Church and the Monasteries
  • Chapter 17 Politics and the Church
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ISBN 9780582080683

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This text includes coverage of the following topics: the beginnings of Kievan Christianity; the organization of the Russian Church; the process of Christianization; the Russian Church and the Mongols; and landownership by the Church and the monasteries.

Table of Contents

  • Part 1: An outline of Kievan history, to 1240. The beginnings of Kievan Christianity. The baptism of Vladimir and his subjects. The organization of the Russian Church - the metropolitans
  • the bishops and their sees
  • finances and jurisdiction
  • the creation of the saints. The religious activity and monasticism
  • the process of Christianization: pastoral care - the "question of Kirik"
  • pagan survivals - witchcraft and sorcery
  • "double faith". Orthodox and Latins: the schism of 1054
  • Russians and the Latin Church. Christian writing in Kievan Russia, The Church's involvment in politics. Part 2: Russian under the Mongols - a political survey. The metropolitans of Russia - from Kirill II to Aleksiy. Metropolitan Kiprian. Metropolitan Foty. Metropolitans Iona and Isidor - the council of Florence. The Russian Church and the Mongols, 1237-1448. Landownership by the Church and the monasteries. Politics and the Church.

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