{"product_id":"holy-sobriety-in-modern-russia-9781501771149","title":"Holy Sobriety in Modern Russia","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrawing on multiple archives and primary sources, including secret police files and samizdat, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHoly Sobriety in Modern Russia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e reconstructs the history of a spiritual movement that survived persecution by the Orthodox church and decades of official atheism, and still exists today\u003c\/b\u003e. Since 1894, tens of thousands of Russians have found hope and faith through the teachings and prayers of the charismatic lay preacher and healer, Brother Ioann Churikov (18611933). Inspired by Churikov''s deep piety, miraculous healing ability, and scripture-based philosophy known as holy sobriety, the trezvennikior sober onesreclaimed their lives from the effects of alcoholism, unemployment, domestic abuse, and illness. \u003cbr\u003ePage Herrlinger examines the lived religious experience and official repression of this primarily working-class community over the span of Russia''s tumultuous twentieth century, crossing overand challengingthe traditional divide between religious and secula\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Becoming \"Brother Ioann\": Belief, Behavior, and Image\u003cbr\u003e 2. An Extraordinary Man on A Sober Mission\u003cbr\u003e 3. Sober Brothers: Male Trezvenniki Tell their Stories\u003cbr\u003e 4. Sober Sister: the Voices of Trezvennitsy\u003cbr\u003e 5. Not in Good Faith: the Orthodox Church's Case against Brother Ioann, 1910-1914\u003cbr\u003e 6. An Unorthodox Conversation: An Unorthodox Conversation\u003cbr\u003e 7. Revolutionary Sobriet: Challenges and Opportunities, 1917-1927\u003cbr\u003e 8. The End of it All? The Soviet State's Campaign against the Trezvenniki\u003cbr\u003e 9. Promises of an Afterlife: Holy Sobriety after Brother Ioann's Death\u003cbr\u003e 10. Sober Truths during Late Socialism\u003cbr\u003e The Past is Present\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409373339991,"sku":"9781501771149","price":40.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781501771149.jpg?v=1730506580","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/holy-sobriety-in-modern-russia-9781501771149","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}