Unesco | The christianization of the ancient Russia - a millennium 988 - 1988

Paperback, slightly worn dust jacket. Pages in very good condition. This work is a compendium of papers prepared for a symposium organized by UNESCO in Paris in 1988 to commemorate the Millennium of the conversion of ancient Russia – or Rus’, in the appellation of the time – to the Christian faith. It explores the flurry of events surrounding the baptism of Rus’, the spread of the Christian message, the classical and Byzantine origins of Russian art and religious music, and the relations between Christianity and Russian society. The Russian Orthodox Church’s contribution to the ecumenical movement in recent years is also considered. The authors have done valuable quarrying in areas that are once more the focus of world attention. Readers journeying through these pages have the distinct feeling that the carpet of the centuries continues to unroll beneath their feet. (12F5)"