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"The oldest one in Russia" [electronic resource] : the formation of the historiographical image of Valaam Monastery / by Kati Parppei.

By: Series: Russian history and culture ; v. 6.Publication details: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011.Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 299 p.) : ill., mapsISBN:
  • 9789004209534 (electronic bk.)
  • 9004209530 (electronic bk.)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Oldest one in Russia".DDC classification:
  • 271/.8194715 22
LOC classification:
  • BX583.V3 P27 2011eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Premises of success -- Quest for the past -- "The oldest in Russia" -- ideas about the monastery's origins -- "The Holy pair": the founder cult of Sergei and German of Valaam -- "Spiritual heroes": saintly pantheon of Valaam -- "The dishonoured ones": encounters with the West.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 282-293) and index.

Premises of success -- Quest for the past -- "The oldest in Russia" -- ideas about the monastery's origins -- "The Holy pair": the founder cult of Sergei and German of Valaam -- "Spiritual heroes": saintly pantheon of Valaam -- "The dishonoured ones": encounters with the West.

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