Faith & Humor: Notes from Muscovy

Name: Faith & Humor: Notes from Muscovy
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ISBN: 9781880100639

ISBN-10: 1880100630

ISBN-13: 9781880100639

Edition: N/A

Authors: Maya Kucherskaya

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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. Faith & Humor caused a sensation when it was published in Russia. As Kucherskaya writes in her introduction, "At one convent, the book was burned at the stake. Meanwhile, at a Seminary in another small town, it was added to the curriculum that helps future priests understand problems within…

Book details

Publisher: Russian Information Services
Pages: 270
Size: 5.28" wide x 7.95" long x 0.79" tall