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Herman: A Wilderness Saint: From Sarov, Russia to Kodiak, Alaska
Sergei Korsun
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Description for Herman: A Wilderness Saint: From Sarov, Russia to Kodiak, Alaska
Paperback. Translator(s): Marshall, Daniel. Num Pages: 260 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAX; HRCC8. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 277.
Since his canonization in 1970, St. Herman has been remembered for his just treatment of native peoples and his respect of the environment. Explaining how it came to be that this simple Russian Orthodox monk eventually settled in Kodiak, Alaska, this account brings to light many primary sources that illuminate the story of St. Herman and the wider context of the little-known history of Russian colonization in the Pacific Northwest. Providing a considerable amount of new information about his life, this book also reveals his fascinating connection to St. Seraphim of Sarov, the most universally recognized saint of the Russian ... Read more
Since his canonization in 1970, St. Herman has been remembered for his just treatment of native peoples and his respect of the environment. Explaining how it came to be that this simple Russian Orthodox monk eventually settled in Kodiak, Alaska, this account brings to light many primary sources that illuminate the story of St. Herman and the wider context of the little-known history of Russian colonization in the Pacific Northwest. Providing a considerable amount of new information about his life, this book also reveals his fascinating connection to St. Seraphim of Sarov, the most universally recognized saint of the Russian ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Holy Trinity Publications
Condition
New
Number of Pages
260
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780884651925
SKU
V9780884651925
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99-20
About Sergei Korsun
Sergei Korsun is the chief specialist in the department of America at the Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography in St. Petersburg, Russia. Lydia Black was a highly-regarded anthropologist and historian of Russian Alaska and Alaskan native cultures. A professor at the University of Alaska, she authored several books, including Russians in Alaska, 1732-1867. Daniel Marshall is the ... Read more
Reviews for Herman: A Wilderness Saint: From Sarov, Russia to Kodiak, Alaska
"[Lydia Black's] scholarship is a shining example of how the humanities can have a positive, lasting influence on the people they seek to interpret."
Aluutiq Museum "A 'must' read and acquisition for those dedicated to seeing through the fog that has for so long encompassed the investigation of Russian colonialism in North America." Timothy L. (Ty) Dilliplane, Alaska History
Aluutiq Museum "A 'must' read and acquisition for those dedicated to seeing through the fog that has for so long encompassed the investigation of Russian colonialism in North America." Timothy L. (Ty) Dilliplane, Alaska History