Religion and Culture

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2026
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Abstract
This chapter examines how Orthodox belief shaped Muscovite state-building, household order, cultural identity, and ecclesiastical conflict by tracing Church expansion, Nikon's reforms, the raskol, and Old Believer resistance. It analyses autocratic political thought, social hierarchy, witchcraft anxieties, and sexual regulation, showing how Muscovite elites defended the moral order and sacred authority in public and private life. The chapter explores limited yet expanding literacy, educational reform through Ukrainian and Greek influences, and literary transformation through religious revival, vernacular expression, Western genres, and growing individual consciousness. It surveys architecture, iconography, secular art, and material culture, revealing innovation, baroque adaptation, and rising Western influence alongside enduring Orthodox traditions. Finally, the chapter argues that Muscovy's evolving religion and culture fostered internal self-criticism, selective Westernization, and the foundations for Peter the Great's imperial transformation of Russia.
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Authors Nicholas V. Riasanovsky, Mark D. Steinberg
Journal Oxford University Press eBooks
Year 2026
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10.1093/hepl/9780197875070.003.0017
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https://doi.org/10.1093/hepl/9780197875070.003.0017
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