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Since 1989 Panorama of Russia has specialized in academic and reference publications from the Russian Federation and the Commonwealth of Independent States.
Narodnaia Religioznost` i "Dukhovnye Prestupleniia" v Rossii XVIII v.
[ Magicians. Blasphemers. Heretics : Popular religiosity and "spiritual crimes" in Russia of 18th century]
Moscow: Indrik, 2003 464 p Serie: Traditsionnaia Dukhovnaia Kul`tura Slavian. Sovremennye issledovaniia Hardcover. 14.5 x 22 cm ISBN: 585759250X Language: Russian
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.
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