Virgins and Widows: Imperial Legislation and Practices of Admission to the Novitiate and Profession in Ukrainian Women's Monasteries (1722–86)

The article examines the recruitment policies of eighteenth-century Orthodox women's monasteries under the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan of Kyiv. The affairs of the Orthodox Church in Ukraine were traditionally regulated by the system of law inherited from the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Year's Work in Modern Language Studies. - Modern Humanities Research Association, 2009. - 90(2012), 2, Seite 262-287
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Veröffentlicht: 2012
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:The Year's Work in Modern Language Studies
Schlagworte:Religion Social sciences Behavioral sciences Biological sciences Political science