Old Believers Wanderers in the Second Half of the 19th — Early 20th Century (Based upon Reports of Kargopol Missionaries)

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ID19160817
AuthorsMaxim Pulkin (0000-0001-8846-1781, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume38
Issue3
Pages207-222
Publication date2020-01-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueState Religion and Church in Russia and Worldwide (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2073-7203 • E-ISSN: 2073-7211
PublisherThe Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.22394/2073-7203-2020-38-3-207-222
OpenAlexW3103191440
LanguageEN
Citations received2

The article discusses the patterns of everyday life of the Old Believerswanderers in the territory of Kargopol district of the Olonets province. It draws upon new archival materials of church and secular origin, as well as a number of significant works by the missionaries. The study explores peculiarities of the wanderers’ worldview, the forms and methods of their preaching activity, and the structure of their communities. The wonderers’ teaching was deeply eschatological, which led to a complete break with “the world of Antichrist”. The study provides a detailed description of the everyday life of the wanderers. An important feature in the life of these communities was constant and intensive ties between territories where their co-religionists were present. Particular attention is paid to the problems of mutual perception and confrontation between the wanderers and government representatives (police and clergy). The wanderers’ activities, in spite of their eschatological attitudes, showed in fact their intense involvement with the outside world

Aesthetics · Art · Everyday life · Late 19th century · Perception · Political science · Sociology · Historical and Cultural Studies of Poland · History · Law · Neuroscience · Philosophy · Psychology · Regional Socio-Economic Development Trends · Social and Behavioral Studies

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