Church, Nation and State in Russia and Ukraine - Softcover

Hosking, Geoffrey A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0920862713 ISBN 13: 9780920862711

Publisher: Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies Press

Synopsis

This unique collection of nineteen essays is the product of a conference held in July 1988 at the University of London. By addressing a diverse number of religious issues in both historical and contemporary contexts, the authors seek to "correct an imbalance" that has crept into the scholarship of religion in Ukraine and Russia. These essays consider the role of the church in various social, political and state settings and include the formation of modern Ukrainian religious culture. The book sheds light on the background of the religious revival in post-Soviet Ukraine and Russia.

Contributors include Bohdan R. Bociurkiw, Simon Dixon, Peter J.S. Duncan, Pal Kolsto, Dimitry Pospielovsky, John-Paul Himka, John Basil, Frank E. Sysyn, and many others.

About this title

About the Author:

Geoffrey Hosking is Professor of Russian history at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University of London. He was the BBC Reith Lecturer in 1988 and has taught Russian history, politics and literature at the Universities of Essex, Wisconsin, and Cologne. His publications include Russia and the Russians: a History from Rus to the Russian Federation. Harvard University Press and Allen Lane Penguin Press (2001).

Review:

"... especially suitable to make readers aware of such topics as "church" and "nation"/"nationalism" once again." Wolfgang Heller -- Slavic Review, Vol. 52, No. 2 (Summer 1993)

"... provides a mix of close scholarship, general overiews, and interpretive essays in Russian and Ukrainian religious history." Roy Robson -- Russian History, Vol. 20, Nos. 1-4 (1993)

About this edition

• Publisher: Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies Press
• ISBN 10: 0920862713
• ISBN 13: 9780920862711
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 357