Eastern Kentucky University Encompass EKU Faculty and Staff Books Gallery Faculty and Staff Scholarship Collection 2016 Tapestry of Russian Christianity: Studies in History and Culture Jennifer B. Spock, Editor Eastern Kentucy University Nickolas Lupinin, Editor Franklin Pierce College, Emeritus Donald Ostrowski, Editor LM Program at the Division of Continuing Education, Harvard University Extension School Follow this and additional works at: https://encompass.eku.edu/fs_books Part of the Cultural History Commons, and the History of Religion Commons Recommended Citation Spock, Editor, Jennifer B.; Lupinin, Editor, Nickolas; and Ostrowski, Editor, Donald, "Tapestry of Russian Christianity: Studies in History and Culture" (2016). EKU Faculty and Staff Books Gallery. 9. https://encompass.eku.edu/fs_books/9 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Faculty and Staff Scholarship Collection at Encompass. It has been accepted for inclusion in EKU Faculty and Staff Books Gallery by an authorized administrator of Encompass. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures Resource Center for Medieval Slavic Studies The Tapestry of Russian Christianity The Tapestry Editors: Nickolas Lupinin Donald Ostrowski Jennifer B. Spock Ohio Slavic Papers Vol. 10 Eastern Christian Studies Vol. 2 The Tapestry of Russian Christianity: OSP10/ Studies in History and Culture ECS2 ISSN 1932-7617 The Ohio State University Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures & Resource Center for Medieval Slavic Studies Ohio Slavic Papers, vol. 10 rj Eastern Christian Studies, vol. 2 THE TAPESTRY OF RUSSIAN CHRISTIANITY Studies in History and Culture Edited by Nickolas Lupinin, Donald Ostrowski and Jennifer B. Spock Columbus, Ohio 2016 THE TAPESTRY OF RUSSIAN CHRISTIANITY Studies in History and Culture Published by the Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures with the assistance of the Resource Center for Medieval Slavic Studies The Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio 43210 Ohio Slavic Papers, vol. 10 Eastern Christian Studies, vol. 2 In 200 copies and as an e-book Edited by Nickolas Lupinin, Donald Ostrowski and Jennifer B. Spock © Copyright held by the authors Cover image: Katapetasma (Curtain for Royal Doors) of Hilandar Monastery donated in 1556 by Tsar Ivan the Terrible and his wife, Anastasia From color slide taken by A. Dean McKenzie, Professor Emeritus of History of Art and Architecture, University of Oregon Donated to Hilandar Research Library The Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio 43210 For additional information: Resource Center for Medieval Slavic Studies 119E Thompson Library The Ohio State University]Columbus, Ohio 43210 ISSN: 1932-7617 Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s Table of Contents Preface by Jennifer B. Spock - v Introduction by Nickolas Lupinin and Donald Ostrowski - vii Glossary -xxviii Chronology -xxxiv David K. Prestel - Vladimir’s Conversion to Christianity: Divine Providence and the Taking of Kherson George P. Majeska - Politics and Hierarchy in the Early Rus' Church: Antonii, a 13th-century Archbishop of Novgorod 23 Fr. Robert M. Arida - Another Look at the Solid Iconostasis in the Russian O rthodox Church Donald Ostrowski - The Moscow Councils of 1447 to 1589 and the Conciliar Period in Russian Orthodox Church History 121 Maria Salomon Arel - Cultural Diversity, Imperial Strategies, and the Issue o f Faith: Religious Toleration in Early Modern Russia in Comparative Perspective 157 Russell E. Martin - Praying for the Dead in Muscovy: Kinship Awareness and Orthodox Belief in the Commemorations of Muscovite Royalty - 189 Jennifer B. Spock - Northern Russian Monastic Culture - 229 T a b l e o f C o n t e n t s Nikolaos Chrissidis - Between Forgiveness and Indulgence: Funerary Prayers of Absolution in Russia - 261 Robert O. Crummey - Old Believer Communities: Ideals and Structures - 295 Nickolas Lupinin - The Tradition of Elders (Startsy) in 19th-century Russia - 327 Christine D. Worobec - Russian Orthodoxy and Women’s Spirituality in Imperial Russia - 355 Gregory L. Freeze - Rediscovering the Orthodox Past: The Microhistorical Approach to Religious Practice in Imperial Russia - 391 Titles o f previous 1-9 volumes o f Ohio Slavic Papers - 435 IV Prefac e Preface This volume is a product of the Eastern Christian Studies subseries of the Ohio Slavic Papers, published by the Department of Slavic and Eastern European Languages and Cultures (DSEELC) at The Ohio State University. The Eastern Christian Studies subseries has been administered by officers of the Association forthe Study of Eastern Christian History and Culture (ASEC), a national scholarly organization founded in 2003. The Association publishes works on a broad variety of topics and interdisciplinary studies related to the Chalcedonian and non-Chalcedonian Churches and societies of the Eastern Christian traditions. Its publication formatting is therefore tailored to a broader audience than scholars of any one specific field. For that reason, some elements in this volume require explanation. The system of transliteration from the Cyrillic to the Latin alphabet that is used in the present work follows the current Library of Congress system, with the exception that the "e" has been rendered as a normal Latin "e", and the letter “Pi” is rendered with a normal “i.” In the transliteration of Old Russian passages, the authors have eliminated the hard sign (tverdyiznal<} from the end of words to reduce visual confusion to the reader. We have kept the hard sign when it falls in the middle of words. Works published before 1917 have been rendered in the new Russian spelling that is frequently employed in current library catalogs, but titles of unpublished manuscripts retain their original pre-1917 spellings. Dates in early modern Russia were numbered according to a biblical accounting of the age of the world, using a system by which the first day oftheyearfell on September 1st. Thus, to render the years according to the modern Gregorian calendar, one must subtract 5509from theyeargiven in manuscripts forthe months of September through December, and subtract 5508 from the yearforthe months of January through August. When ayearis Tapestry o f Russian Christianity: Studies in History and Culture. Nickolas Lupinin, Donald Ostrowski and Jennifer B. Spock, eds. Columbus, Ohio: Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures and the Resource Center for Medieval Slavic Studies, The Ohio State University, 2016, v-vi. v Preface given with no month, it is the convention to use a slash mark to designate the overlapping years. For example, the year 7100 in the manuscripts becomes September 1,1591 to August 31,1592, or the year 1591/92. Because this volume relates exclusively to Russia but is geared toward informed readers generally, some slight deviations from the norm have been introduced to the citation of Russian archival documents and manuscript books. Manuscript number (“delo,” or “d.”) has been replaced by “No.” and for plural, “Nos.” Manuscript pages (list or listy— I. or II.) are changed to “folium” and “folia” at first mention, and then f. and ff. respectively after. Verso (v) is used instead of “ob” (oborot). This volume is the culmination of many years and the work of many dedicated individuals. Two conferences held at Harvard University’s Davis Center for Russian Studies (2002) and at Yale University’s Center for International and Area Studies (2003) were the genesis for the research and crafting of these thirteen articles. The Association for the Study of Eastern Christian History and Culture has provided copy-editing and financial assistance. The Department of History at Eastern Kentucky University lent the help of a graduate assistant, Carrie M. Reeder, for portions of the copy- editing. Additionally, T. Lee Clark also assisted with copy-editing. Former chairs, Daniel Collins and Helena Goscilo, and the current chair, Yana Hashamova of The Ohio State University Department of Slavic and Eastern European Languages and Cultures, have supported this project over the past eight years as part of the Ohio Slavic Papers with either editorial orfinancial assistance. The Resource Center for Medieval Slavic Studies at The Ohio State University has also aided in the planning, financing, and completion of this volume. In particular, RCMSS Director, Dr. Predrag Matejic, Jessi Jones, the Program Coordinator, and Ryan S. Perkins, a graduate associate, have provided invaluable help in the final formatting, and preparation for publication. Jennifer B. Spock VI INTRODUCTION: CHRISTIANITY EAST AND WEST Nickolas Lupinin and Donald Ostrowski During the first century A.D., when Christianity began to spread, the Roman Empire was splitting into two administrative units— Greek in the East and Latin in the West. The line dividing these administrative units paralleled already existing cultural divisions and ran east of the boot of Italy from North Africa into the Balkans, specifically what used to be Yugoslavia, along the border of present-day Croatia and Serbia. To the East of that line the admini­ stration was Greek, including Greek language and the Greek alphabet. The differences between the present-day Serbs and Croats are indicative of that difference to a degree since the Serbs use a Greek-based Cyrillic alphabet, and the Croats use a Latin alphabet for what was essentially the same language. The Serbs are associated forthe most part with the Eastern Church, and the Croats with the Western Church. When Constantine (306-337) became Roman emperor, he decreed tolerance for Christians, who until then had undergone periodic persecutions by the authorities. He founded his capital, a new city named Constantinople, on the spot where the fishing village of Byzantium was located, and he declared the bishop of Constantinople to be second among prelates only to the bishop Tapestry o f Russian Christianity: Studies in History and Culture. Nickolas Lupinin, Donald Ostrowski and Jennifer B. Spock, eds. Columbus, Ohio: Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures and the Resource Center for Medieval Slavic Studies, The Ohio State University, 2016, vii-xxvii.