Tradit︠s︡ii︠a︡ pochitanii︠a︡ ikon bogomateri v Rossii glazami amerikanskogo psikhoanalitika
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American scholar Daniel Rancour-Laferriere makes empirical observations on the behavior of Russian Orthodox Christians in the presence of their favorite icons, investigates folk beliefs and theological treatises on icons, offering skeptic comment on the miracles of allegedly performed by icons. High attention is given to the unconscious in the image of the Mother of God in the same-name icon.
