Popular religiosity and "spiritual crimes" in Russia of 18th century
[ Volshebniki. Bogokhul`niki. Eretiki : Narodnaia Religioznost` i "Dukhovnye Prestupleniia" v Rossii XVIII v.]
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Москва: Indrik, 2003 464 p Серия: Традиционная духовная культур славян. Современные исследования Hardcover. 14.5 x 22 cm ISBN: 585759250X Язык: Русский
This new volume in the series Traditional Spiritual Culture of the Slavs analyzes over 500 criminal cases concerning sorcery, heresy, and religious dissent in the 19th century. The author focuses on "folk christianity", "folk religiosity", and the world outlook of Orthodox believers in the Age of Enlightenment. Smilianskaia describes clashes in between religious beliefs and the ideas of "enlightened rulers" on one hand, and their superstitious subjects on the other. Appendix includes list of criminal cases. Bibliography in Russian and English (pp. 362-426). Name index. Summary in English.