Bodies Like Bright Stars: Saints and Relics in Orthodox Russia
(Part of the NIU Series in Orthodox Christian Studies Series)
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While Russian Orthodox theologians celebrated saints as paragons of virtue and piety whose lives were to be emulated in the search for salvation, ordinary believers routinely sought the assistance of the holy dead for commonplace and earthly matters. The Orthodox faithful were more likely to pray to the saints for help in the everyday concerns of health and home than for salvation. Evidence from miracle stories, devotional literature, parish records,...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0875804098
ISBN13:9780875804095
Release Date:October 2009
Publisher:Northern Illinois University Press
Length:292 Pages
Weight:1.35 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.4" x 9.2"
Age Range:18 years and up
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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