{"product_id":"holy-sobriety-in-modern-russia-a-faith-healer-and-his-followers-hardback-9781501771149","title":"Holy Sobriety in Modern Russia; A Faith Healer and His Followers (Hardback) 9781501771149","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eHoly Sobriety in Modern Russia\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Faith Healer and His Followers\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eKimberly Page Herrlinger (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781501771149\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 August 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e360 pages, 12 b\u0026amp;w halftones - 12 Halftones, black and white\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 3.2 cm, 0.907 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eHerrlinger's nuanced approach, rigorous research methodology, and engaging narrative style make this book essential reading for scholars and students interested in the intersections of religion, politics, and society in twentieth-century Russia.\u003c\/p\u003e (History: Review of New Books) \u003cp\u003e[An] inspiring micro-history of addiction and religious resistance and resilience from tsarist twilight to the collapse of the Soviet Union and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e (Inner Asia)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrawing on multiple archives and primary sources, including secret police files and samizdat, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHoly Sobriety in Modern Russia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e reconstructs the history of a spiritual movement that survived persecution by the Orthodox church and decades of official atheism, and still exists today\u003c\/b\u003e. Since 1894, tens of thousands of Russians have found hope and faith through the teachings and prayers of the charismatic lay preacher and healer, Brother Ioann Churikov (1861–1933). Inspired by Churikov's deep piety, \"miraculous\" healing ability, and scripture-based philosophy known as holy sobriety, the \"trezvenniki\"—or \"sober ones\"—reclaimed their lives from the effects of alcoholism, unemployment, domestic abuse, and illness. \u003cbr\u003e Page Herrlinger examines the lived religious experience and official repression of this primarily working-class community over the span of Russia's tumultuous twentieth century, crossing over—and challenging—the traditional divide between religious and secular studies of Russia and the Soviet Union, and highlighting previously unseen patterns of change and continuity between Russia's tsarist and socialist pasts. This grass-roots faith community makes an ideal case study through which to explore patterns of spiritual searching and religious toleration under both tsarist and Soviet rule, providing a deeper context for today's discussions about the relationship between Russian Orthodoxy and national identity. \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHoly Sobriety in Modern Russia\u003c\/i\u003e is a story of resilience, reinvention, and resistance. Herrlinger's analysis seeks to understand these unorthodox believers as active agents exercising their perceived right to live according to their beliefs, both as individuals and as a community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Becoming \"Brother Ioann\": Belief, Behavior, and Image\u003cbr\u003e 2. An Extraordinary Man on A Sober Mission\u003cbr\u003e 3. Sober Brothers: Male Trezvenniki Tell their Stories\u003cbr\u003e 4. Sober Sister: the Voices of Trezvennitsy\u003cbr\u003e 5. Not in Good Faith: the Orthodox Church's Case against Brother Ioann, 1910-1914\u003cbr\u003e 6. An Unorthodox Conversation: An Unorthodox Conversation\u003cbr\u003e 7. Revolutionary Sobriet: Challenges and Opportunities, 1917-1927\u003cbr\u003e 8. The End of it All? The Soviet State's Campaign against the Trezvenniki\u003cbr\u003e 9. Promises of an Afterlife: Holy Sobriety after Brother Ioann's Death\u003cbr\u003e 10. Sober Truths during Late Socialism\u003cbr\u003e The Past is Present\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Northern Illinois University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52608200933656,"sku":"9781501771149","price":37.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/holy-sobriety-in-modern-russia-a-faith-healer-and-his-followers-hardback-9781501771149","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}