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Routledge
272 Pages
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Routledge
272 Pages
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Routledge
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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... Read more
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;
Biography
John Fennell
