Orthodox Alaska

Author : Viacheslav Vsevolodovich Ivanov
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1998-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780788139499

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The Russian Orthodox Church of Alaska and the Aleutian Islands and Its Relation to Native American Traditions - An Attempt at a Multicultural Society, 1794-1912 by Viacheslav Vsevolodovich Ivanov Pdf

In connection with the 200th anniversary of the Russian Orthodox Church in Alaska, an exhibition entitled "In The Beginning Was the Word: The Russian Church and Native Alaskan Cultures", including some of the most important and interesting documents from the large archives of the Church. This volume summarizes the results of the study of the archives, stressing their relevance for the problem of semiotic nets of communication in a multilingual and multicultural society. The translation of Biblical and Church-related documents into native languages is discussed and the social and religious aspects of communication and semiotic contact are examined.

Author : Michael J. Oleksa
Publisher : St Vladimirs Seminary Press
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0881413402

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Alaskan Missionary Spirituality by Michael J. Oleksa Pdf

A collection of documents from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries documenting how Orthodox priests and lay Russians converted the Aleutian people of Kodiak Island and in the Yukon Delta in Alaska. Demonstrates how the Christians correlated traditional Orthodox Christian doctrine with the beliefs of the Alaska Natives.

Author : Thomas E. FitzGerald
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1998-09-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780313390630

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The Orthodox Church by Thomas E. FitzGerald Pdf

The first comprehensive introduction to the Orthodox Church in the United States from 1794 to the present, this text offers a succinct overview of the Church's distinctive history and its particular perspectives on the Christian faith. FitzGerald examines the relationship between the Orthodox Church and other Christian churches in the U.S., as well as the contributions the Orthodox Church has made to the ecumenical movement. This student edition, ideal for classes in American Religion, Denominational History, and American social and cultural history, includes a bibliographic essay intended as a guide for further investigation into aspects of Orthodox Christianity.

Author : Michael Oleksa
Publisher : St Vladimir's Seminary Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:39015037269530

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Orthodox Alaska by Michael Oleksa Pdf

Author : Claus M. Naske,Herman E. Slotnick
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Page : 519 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2014-10-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9780806186139

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Alaska by Claus M. Naske,Herman E. Slotnick Pdf

The largest by far of the fifty states, Alaska is also the state of greatest mystery and diversity. And, as Claus-M. Naske and Herman E. Slotnick show in this comprehensive survey, the history of Alaska’s peoples and the development of its economy have matched the diversity of its land- and seascapes. Alaska: A History begins by examining the region’s geography and the Native peoples who inhabited it for thousands of years before the first Europeans arrived. The Russians claimed northern North America by right of discovery in 1741. During their occupation of “Russian America” the region was little more than an outpost for fur hunters and traders. When the czar sold the territory to the United States in 1867, nobody knew what to do with “Seward’s Folly.” Mainland America paid little attention to the new acquisition until a rush of gold seekers flooded into the Yukon Territory. In 1906 Congress granted Alaska Territory a voteless delegate and in 1912 gave it a territorial legislature. Not until 1959, however, was Alaska’s long-sought goal of statehood realized. During World War II, Alaska’s place along the great circle route from the United States to Asia firmly established its military importance, which was underscored during the Cold War. The developing military garrison brought federal money and many new residents. Then the discovery of huge oil and natural-gas deposits gave a measure of economic security to the state. Alaska: A History provides a full chronological survey of the region’s and state’s history, including the precedent-setting Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971, which compensated Native Americans for their losses; the effect of the oil industry and the trans-Alaska pipeline on the economy; the Exxon Valdez oil spill; and Alaska politics through the early 2000s.

Author : Barbara Sweetland Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Church records and registers
ISBN : STANFORD:36105038971094

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Russian Orthodoxy in Alaska by Barbara Sweetland Smith Pdf

Also examines the cross-cultural influence of the missions on the Alaska native population.

Author : Robert P. Geraci,Michael Khodarkovsky
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 0801433274

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Of Religion and Empire by Robert P. Geraci,Michael Khodarkovsky Pdf

This book is the first to investigate the role of religious conversion in the long history of Russian state building, with geographic coverage from Poland and European Russia to the Caucasus, Central Asia, Siberia, and Alaska.

Author : John Anthony McGuckin
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 598 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2014-02-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781118759332

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The Concise Encyclopedia of Orthodox Christianity by John Anthony McGuckin Pdf

Based on the acclaimed two-volume Encyclopedia of Eastern Orthodox Christianity (Wiley Blackwell, 2011), and now available for students, faculty, and clergy in a concise single-volume format An outstanding reference work providing an accessible English language account of the key historical, liturgical, doctrinal features of Eastern Orthodoxy, including the Non-Chalcedonian churches Explores the major traditions of Eastern Orthodoxy in detail, including the Armenian, Byzantine, Coptic, Ethiopic, Slavic, Romanian, Syriac churches Uniquely comprehensive, it is edited by one of the leading scholars in the field and provides authoritative articles by a team of leading international academics and Orthodox figures Spans the period from Late Antiquity to the present, encompassing subjects including history, theology, liturgy, monasticism, sacramentology, canon law, philosophy, folk culture, architecture, archaeology, martyrology, and hagiography Structured alphabetically and is topically cross-indexed, with entries ranging from 100 to 6,000 words

Author : S. A. Mousalimas
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015034261407

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The Transition from Shamanism to Russian Orthodoxy in Alaska by S. A. Mousalimas Pdf

Investigates why so many Alaskan natives adopted Russian Orthodoxy so quickly and easily during the late 18th and 19th centuries, and continue to adhere to it today. Mousalimas (anthropology and theology, Oxford U.) finds surprising parallels between the fundamental beliefs and practices of Alaskan

Author : John A. Hussey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1955
Category : American Flag-Raising Site (Alaska)
ISBN : NYPL:33433065860516

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Preliminary Study of the American Flag-Raising Site, Sitka, Alaska by John A. Hussey Pdf

Author : Carl S. Tyneh
Publisher : Nova Publishers
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1590334663

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Orthodox Christianity by Carl S. Tyneh Pdf

The Orthodox Church is one of the three major branches of Christianity. There are over 300 million adherents throughout the world. The Orthodox Church is a fellowship of independent churches, which split form the Roman Church over the question of papal supremacy in 1054. The Orthodox adherents include people in: Greece, Georgia, Russia, and Serbia. There are an estimated one million members in the United States. This Advanced book explains the basic principles of Orthodox Christianity and describes in detail the holidays observed by the Orthodox Church. In addition, relevant book literature is presented in bibliographic form with easy access provided by title, subject and author indexes.

Author : Stephen W. Haycox,Mary Childers Mangusso
Publisher : University of Washington Press
Page : 479 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2011-06-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780295800370

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An Alaska Anthology by Stephen W. Haycox,Mary Childers Mangusso Pdf

Alaska, with its Indian, Eskimo, and Aleut heritage, its century of Russian colonization, its peoples’ formidable struggles to wrest a living (or a fortune) from the North’s isolated and harsh environment, and its relatively recent achievement of statehood, has long captured the popular imagination. In An Alaska Anthology, twenty-five contemporary scholars explore the region’s pivotal events, significant themes, and major players, Native, Russian, Canadian, and American. The essays chosen for this anthology represent the very best writing on Alaska, giving great depth to our understanding and appreciation of its history from the days of Russian-American Company domination to the more recent threat of nuclear testing by the Atomic Energy Commission and the influence of oil money on inexperienced politicians. Readers may be familiar with an earlier anthology, Interpreting Alaska’s History, from which the present volume evolved to accommodate an explosion of research in the past decade. While a number of the original pieces were found to be irreplaceable, more than half of the essays are new. The result is a fresh perspective on the subject and an invaluable resource for students, teachers, and scholars.

Author : John H. Erickson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2010-04-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780199951321

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Orthodox Christians in America by John H. Erickson Pdf

Although there are over 200 million Orthodox Christians worldwide, 4 million of whom live in the United States, their history, beliefs, and practices are unfamiliar to most Americans. This book outlines the evolution of Orthodox Christian dogma, which emerged for the first time in 33 A.D., before shifting its focus to American Orthodoxy--a tradition that traces its origins back to the first Greek and Russian immigrants in the 1700s. The narrative follows the momentous events and notable individuals in the history of the Orthodox dioceses in the U.S., including Archbishop Iakovos' march for civil rights alongside Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., the Orthodox missionaries' active opposition to the mistreatment of native Inuit in Alaska, the quest for Orthodox unity in America, the massive influx of converts since the 1960s, and the often strained relationship between American Orthodox groups and the mother churches on the other side of the Atlantic. Erickson explains the huge impact Orthodox Christianity has had on the history of immigration, and how the religion has changed as a result of the American experience. Lively, engaging, and thoroughly researched, the book unveils an insightful portrait of an ancient faith in a new world.

Author : Harlan D. Unrau
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Alaska
ISBN : WISC:89082586850

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Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Alaska by Harlan D. Unrau Pdf

Author : Loretta E. Kim,Chengyi Zhou
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2021-08-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781793616746

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The Russian Orthodox Community in Hong Kong by Loretta E. Kim,Chengyi Zhou Pdf

Russian Orthodox Christianity is the cornerstone of a diverse cultural community in modern Hong Kong. This book explores the contributions that this group has made to the social landscape of Hong Kong from the British colonial period to the current era of integration into China.