Disunion within the Union: The Uniate Church and the Partitions of Poland by Lar

Description: Disunion within the Union by Larry Wolff An engaging study of the partitions of Poland that paints a vivid portrait of conflict, accommodation, and survival in a church subject to the grand designs of the late eighteenth centurys premier absolutist powers. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Between 1772 and 1795, Russia, Prussia, and Austria concluded agreements to annex and eradicate the Commonwealth of Poland-Lithuania. With the partitioning of Poland, the dioceses of the Uniate Church (later known as the Greek Catholic Church) were fractured by the borders of three regional hegemons.Larry Wolffs deeply engaging account of these events delves into the politics of the Episcopal elite, the Vatican, and the three rulers behind the partitions: Catherine II of Russia, Frederick II of Prussia, and Joseph II of Austria. Wolff uses correspondence with bishops in the Uniate Church and ministerial communiqués to reveal the nature of state policy as it unfolded.Disunion within the Union adopts methodologies from the history of popular culture pioneered by Natalie Zemon Davis (The Return of Martin Guerre) and Carlo Ginzburg (The Cheese and the Worms) to explore religious experience on a popular level, especially questions of confessional identity and practices of piety. This detailed study of the responses of common Uniate parishioners, as well as of their bishops and hierarchs, to the pressure of the partitions paints a vivid portrait of conflict, accommodation, and survival in a church subject to the grand designs of the late eighteenth centurys premier absolutist powers. Author Biography Larry Wolff is Silver Professor of European History at New York University, Executive Director of the NYU Remarque Institute, and Co-Director of NYU Florence. Review Wolff writes beautifully and conveys the twists and turns of his argument with finesse, providing a stimulating presentation of these issues. His facility with Italian and Latin bring sources from the Uniate hierarchy and the Vatican to life in a way that so many working on this subject cannot achieve…Scholars of religion and identity in Eastern Europe should appreciate this thoughtful analysis of a significant and complex period in Uniate Church history. -- Barbara Skinner * Russian Review *Wolff has performed brilliantly in providing a new view of how the Enlightenment influenced the rulers and states who reshaped the Uniate Church. -- Frank E. Sysyn * Slavonic and East European Review *Offer[s] a convincing synthesis of the dynamics within the Uniate Church triggered by the partitions of Poland…Though-provoking. -- Pawe Zaj…c * Austrian History Yearbook *Rich in detail and attentive to numerous shifts across several dimensions of history…a decidedly engaging piece which presents a wealth of historical detail, situated within the last two decades of emerging research, and advance[es] our understanding of episodic shifts in religion and identity in East Central Europe. -- Joel Brady * Catholic Historical Review * Review Quote Wolff writes beautifully and conveys the twists and turns of his argument with finesse, providing a stimulating presentation of these issues. His facility with Italian and Latin bring sources from the Uniate hierarchy and the Vatican to life in a way that so many working on this subject cannot achieve...Scholars of religion and identity in Eastern Europe should appreciate this thoughtful analysis of a significant and complex period in Uniate Church history. Details ISBN0674246284 Pages 160 Language English Year 2020 ISBN-10 0674246284 ISBN-13 9780674246287 Format Paperback Publisher Harvard University Press Series Harvard Papers in Ukrainian Studies Imprint Harvard University Press Subtitle The Uniate Church and the Partitions of Poland Place of Publication Cambridge, Mass Country of Publication United States Author Larry Wolff Short Title Disunion Within the Union Series Number 15 Publication Date 2020-01-06 UK Release Date 2020-01-06 NZ Release Date 2020-01-06 US Release Date 2020-01-06 Audience Professional & Vocational AU Release Date 2020-01-05 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:130933517;

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