Includes bibliographical references (pages 483-509) and index.
Contents
Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction: Reviving Monasticism in Modern Russia -- 2. Trinity-Sergius: The Heart of Russia -- 3. Gethsemane: The Cradle of Monasticism -- 4. Monks: Social History and Spiritual Life -- 5. Pilgrims: Pilgrimage, Relics, and Miracles -- 6. Reform: Revered Elders and Monastic Congresses -- 7. Politics: Monasticism on the Eve of Revolution -- 8. Revolution: Trinity-Sergius and the Bolsheviks, 1917-1921 -- 9. Golgotha: Revival and Terror, 1921-1938 -- 10. Epilogue: Resurrection.