Faith and Humor: Notes from Muscovy - Softcover

Kucherskaya, Maya

 
9781880100639: Faith and Humor: Notes from Muscovy
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1880100630 ISBN 13: 9781880100639
Publisher: Russian Information Services, 2011

Synopsis

A book that dares to explore the humanity of priests and pilgrims, saints and sinners, Faith & Humor has been both a runaway bestseller in Russia and the focus of heated controversy – as often happens when a thoughtful writer takes on sacred cows. The stories, aphorisms, anecdotes, dialogues and adventures in this volume comprise an encyclopedia of modern Russian Orthodoxy, and thereby of Russian life. In Russia, Faith & Humor has been burned in effigy by ardent believers, even while it has been used for instruction of novitiates to the priesthood. Author Maya Kucherskaya artfully mixes fact and fiction, myth and history to offer a compelling, loving picture of a world of faith that is often impenetrable to outsiders. In so doing, she gives readers a key to understanding the mysterious Russian Soul.

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Publisher
Russian Information Services
Publication date
2011
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1880100630
ISBN 13 
9781880100639
Binding
Copertina flessibile
Number of pages
270