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Saint-making in early modern Russia : religious tradition and innovation in the cult of Nil Stolobenskii
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- Creator
- Isolde Thyrêt
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Washington, D.C. : New Academia Publishing ; 2019
- ©2019
- Physical Details
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- xxvii, 721 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 23 cm
- ISBNs
- 9781733040808, 1733040803
- OCLC
- on1119761793
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 638-679) and index.
- 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