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Based on a case study of the formation of the cult of the Russian saint Nil Stolobenskii in the seventeenth century, this book provides insight into the complex dynamics of the saint-making process in early modern Russia. Utilizing a large array of documentary, literary, and visual sources, the author investigates the importance of a growing patronage network for the cults of early Russian saints and the role that local laymen and monks and hi...

Based on a case study of the formation of the cult of the Russian saint Nil Stolobenskii in the seventeenth century, this book provides insight into the complex dynamics of the saint-making process in early modern Russia. Utilizing a large array of documentary, literary, and visual sources, the author investigates the importance of a growing patronage network for the cults of early Russian saints and the role that local laymen and monks and hi...

-- One of the first studies of medieval Russia's tsaritsy, Between God and Tsar challenges traditional interpretations of the roles of royal women in a patriarchal society. Drawing upon a wide range of sources in anthropology, sociology, art history, and literature, Thyret demonstrates that the wives of the early tsars played complex roles in government, especially during times of crisis, and shows how society perpetuated cultural and religiou...