Voluntary Brotherhood: Confraternities of Laymen in Early Modern Ukraine

by Iaroslav Isaievych

The study of the confraternity movement in early modern Ukraine is vital for our understanding of the unique place Ukrainian culture and society have occupied between Eastern and Western Christianity. Ukraine and Belarus were the only countries where Orthodox lay confraternities came into being. Their activities coincided with a period of crucial social and cultural change. Although structurally similar to their western European counterparts, the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1894865030
• ISBN13: 9781894865036
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: University of Alberta Press
• Length: 387 Pages