{"product_id":"imperial-saint-9780875803753","title":"Imperial Saint","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTraces the Russian veneration of St Catherine of Alexandria from its beginnings in Kievan times through the onset of female rulership in the 18th century. This book offers insights for readers interested in saints' cults, the ritualization of power, and the relationship between gender and religion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA delightful book. It adds an important perspective on the problem of female rule in Russia....and reveals the enduring importance of religious symbolism and discourse at Peter the Great's court.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Nancy Shields Kollmann, Stanford University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarker not only focuses new attention upon the understudied and disregarded Catherine I, but in so doing opens wide an innovative approach to the entire issue of \"female rule\" in eighteenth-century Russia.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Daniel Kaiser, Grinnell College\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTable of Contents\u003cbr\u003e Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e 1. The Problem of Female Rule\u003cbr\u003e Part I: The Saint\u003cbr\u003e 2. Vitae: The Lives of St. Catherine\u003cbr\u003e 3. The Terem Chapel and the Romanov Women\u003cbr\u003e 4. Monasteries\u003cbr\u003e 5. Dimitrii Rostovskii and the Militant Bride of Christ\u003cbr\u003e Part II: The Tsaritsa\u003cbr\u003e 6. The Order of St. Catherine\u003cbr\u003e 7. The Saint's Living Image\u003cbr\u003e 8. The Archbishop and the Empress: The Coronation of 1724\u003cbr\u003e 9. Sacralizing Female Rule\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Works Cited\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e Shopping Cart Operations\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406419698007,"sku":"9780875803753","price":97.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780875803753.jpg?v=1730495736","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/imperial-saint-9780875803753","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}