Models of Personal Conversion in Russian Cultural History of the 19th and 20th Centuries

Contributor(s): Giordano, Christian (Editor), Hayoz, Nicolas (Editor), Herlth, Jens (Editor), Herlth, Jens (Volume Editor), Zehnder, Christian (Volume Editor)

ISBN: 9783034315968

Publisher: Peter Lang Group Ag, International Academic Publishers

Hardcover

$116.40

Pub Date: July 31, 2015

Lexile Code: 0000

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 0.00" H x 0.00" L x 0.00" W ( 0.00 lbs) 270 pages

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Series: Interdisciplinary Studies on Central and Eastern Europe

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Description: This volume offers a view of modern Russian intellectual culture as shaped by the dynamic of conversions. The individual contributions examine a rich variety of personal conversions occurring in a culture in which the written word enjoyed a privileged status and, historically, was closely linked to the sacred.