O vozzrenii︠a︡kh russkogo naroda
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Studying views and attitudes of Russian people, the author relies upon abundant and little known historical and ethnographic materials of the XIXth- the beginning of XXth centuries: answers to the programs of scientific societies, surveys of the state committees, parish and monastic chronicles and etc. The work provides a thorough and in-depth review of spiritual culture of Russian people, elucidates a great deal of phenomena of people’s life related to the Orthodox faith: hopes upon immortality of soul, walking with shrines in the icon-bearing procession, love for the church and its shrines, mass observance of Lent with a conscious, spiritual aim, spread and variety of forms of alms and understanding of its spiritual essence, tireless aspiration of pilgrims for respected shrines, general recognition of devotees of piety and etc. The book reveals how the faith penetrated through social and economic reality of peasant society.
