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Saint-making in early modern Russia : religious tradition and innovation in the cult of Nil Stolobenskii

Title
Saint-making in early modern Russia : religious tradition and innovation in the cult of Nil Stolobenskii / Isolde Thyrêt.
Author
Thyrêt, Isolde
Publication
  • Washington, D.C. : New Academia Publishing, 2019.
  • ©2019

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Description
xxvii, 721 pages : illustrations (some color), maps; 23 cm
Subject
  • Nil Stolobenskiĭ, Saint, -1554
  • Christian saints > Russia > Biography
  • Saints > Russia
  • Religious life
  • Christian saints
  • Saints
  • Russia > Religious life
  • Russia
Genre/Form
Biographies.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 638-679) and index.
Contents
Part I. Genesis. 1. The origin of the cult of Nil Stolobenskii ; 2. The first followers of Saint Nil ; 3. The creation of Nil's hagiographic image ; 4. The creation of Nil's liturgical image ; 5. The creation of Nil's iconography -- Part II. Joining the ranks of established saints. 6. The expansion of Nil's clientele and the growth of his cult ; 7. The evolution of Nil's hagiographic image ; 8. The evolution of Nil's liturgical image ; 9. From earthly feast to heavenly banquet: Nil's eulogy and changes in his veneration ; 10. The visualization of the cult of Nil's relics -- Part III. Crisis and renewal. 11. The discovery of Nil's relics ; 12. The widening appeal of Nil's cult ; 13. The evolution of Nil's visual image.
Call Number
JFE 21-508
ISBN
  • 9781733040808
  • 1733040803
  • 9781733398039
  • 1733398031
LCCN
2019907567
OCLC
1119761793
Author
Thyrêt, Isolde, author.
Title
Saint-making in early modern Russia : religious tradition and innovation in the cult of Nil Stolobenskii / Isolde Thyrêt.
Publisher
Washington, D.C. : New Academia Publishing, 2019.
Copyright Date
©2019
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 638-679) and index.
Research Call Number
JFE 21-508
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