At war with the church
Subtitle: religious dissent in seventeenth-century Russia
By: Georg Bernhard Michels.
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Stanford, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 354
Subjects: Russkai͡a︡ pravoslavnai͡a︡ t͡s︡erkovʹ -- History -- 17th century; Dissenters, Religious -- Russia -- History -- 17th century; Russia -- Church history -- 17th century
Description: "This detailed study examines the social, religious, and institutional conflicts accompanying the Russian Schism of the seventeenth century. By analyzing who opposed the reforms of Patriarch Nikon (1652-58) and under what circumstances, the author presents a complex and multi-faceted world of popular religious resistance that has been hidden from view for centuries.".

"The book provides a thorough reassessment of the Russian Schism, relying primarily on archival documents and thus departing from the traditional focus on Old Believer writings and biographies."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-333) and index.