Between Heaven and Russia
Between Heaven and Russia
Religious Conversion and Political Apostasy in Appalachia
Riccardi-Swartz, Sarah
Fordham University Press
04/2022
288
Dura
Inglês
9780823299492
15 a 20 dias
List of Abbreviations and Terms | xv
Introduction: East of Appalachia: The New Russian Turn in American Christianity | 1
1 Foreign Faith in a Foreign Land: A Discursive History of the Russian Orthodox Church in the United States | 23
2 Church of God: Traditionalism, Authenticity, and Conversion to Russian Orthodoxy in Appalachia | 37
3 America the Beautiful: Of Guns, God, and Vodka | 64
4 Port of the Tsar: Material Monarchism and the End of Days | 82
5 Palace of Putin: Political Ideologies in Orthodox Appalachia | 107
6 A People Set Apart: Intra-Community Politics and Regionalism | 135
7 The "Holler Feast": Spiritual Geographies and Temporalities | 161
Conclusion: In Soviet America, Russia Converts You! | 179
Epilogue | 185
Acknowledgments | 195
Notes | 199
Works Cited | 249
Index | 275
List of Abbreviations and Terms | xv
Introduction: East of Appalachia: The New Russian Turn in American Christianity | 1
1 Foreign Faith in a Foreign Land: A Discursive History of the Russian Orthodox Church in the United States | 23
2 Church of God: Traditionalism, Authenticity, and Conversion to Russian Orthodoxy in Appalachia | 37
3 America the Beautiful: Of Guns, God, and Vodka | 64
4 Port of the Tsar: Material Monarchism and the End of Days | 82
5 Palace of Putin: Political Ideologies in Orthodox Appalachia | 107
6 A People Set Apart: Intra-Community Politics and Regionalism | 135
7 The "Holler Feast": Spiritual Geographies and Temporalities | 161
Conclusion: In Soviet America, Russia Converts You! | 179
Epilogue | 185
Acknowledgments | 195
Notes | 199
Works Cited | 249
Index | 275