Religion and Society in Russia

"A bold and remarkable book....This stimulating book draws our attention to the full range of Moscovite religiosity."--Modern Greek Studies Yearbook "This is a fresh, well-documented, and important work, filling a near-total void in the history of religion in Russia in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, as opposed to the history of the church, or the history of literature. There is simply no work like it, whether in English or Russian, which analyzes the changes and the complexities in Rusian spirituality during these centuries."--Brenda Meehan-Waters, University of Rochester "It is a most welcome addition to the scholarly literature."--American Historical Review "Bushkovitch's superb book...breaks important ground by reopening the field of religious history and sets a high standard for works on religion yet to come."--The Russian Review "Bushkovitch's book is a masterful work, based on a vast array of published and unpublished material."--Religious Studies Review "Paul Bushkovitch presents an important contribution to the social history of Russia....The author writes well and has presented a vast body of important material concisely and directly."--The Historian "The importance of this work is that Bushkovitch goes against the traditional viewpoint that the 'westernization' of Russia began in the seventeenth century....The Polish-Ukrainian influence upon russia is one of the author's real achievements."--Sixteenth Century Journal "Bushkovitch's monograph sets an important precedent that should inspire further study."--Journal of Modern History