Castration and the heavenly kingdom

"Of the many sects that broke from the official Russian Orthodox church in the eighteenth century, one was universally despised. Its members were peasants from the Russian heartland skilled in the arts of animal husbandry who turned their knives on themselves to become "eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake.""--BOOK JACKET. "In a feat of historical reconstruction, Laura Engelstein tells the sect's astonishing tale. She describes the horrified reactions to the sect by outsiders, including outraged bureaucrats, physicians, and theologians. More important, she allows the Skoptsy a say in defining the contours of their history and the meaning behind their sacrifice."--BOOK JACKET.

שנה

1999

שפה

English

הוצאה

Cornell University Press

מהדורות

3

עמודים

296

ISBN

9780801488795

מקור הנתונים: Wikidata