Russian 333
Russian Religious Culture
Full course for one semester. This course investigates the central
figures and ideas constitutive of Russia’s religious culture, as
manifested in the work of explicitly religious philosophers and the
iteration and refraction of their thought in a selection of
literature and texts. Readings will draw on the writings of Theofan
the Recluse, Georgij Skovoroda, Vasilij Rozanov, Nikolaj Fyodorov,
Nikolaj Berdjaev, Vladimir Solovyov, Sergej Bulgakov, and Lev
Shestov, and will include consideration of the Slavophile and
Panslavist polemics concerning the nature and role of religion in
Russian culture, including Kireevskij’s concept of "integrality,"
Khomjakov’s sobornost or "collegiality," Leont’ev’s
Byzantinism and transcendental egoism, and Pavel Florensky’s
hermeneutic theology. Literary texts will include writings by
Herzen, Dostoevsky, and Belyj. Prerequisite: for Russian
credit--completion of Russian 220 or consent of the instructor; for
religion credit--completion of Religion 201 or consent of the
instructor. Conference. Cross-listed as Literature 333 and Religion
333. Not offered 2005-06.
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