The "Domostroi": Rules for Russian Households in the Time of Ivan the Terrible
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- Synopsis
- A manual on household management, the Domostroi is one of the few sources on the social history and secular life of Russia in the time of Ivan the Terrible. It depicts a society that prized religious orthodoxy, reliance on tradition, and absolute subordination of the individual to the family and the state. Specific instructions tell how to arrange hay, visit monasteries, distill vodka, treat servants, entertain clergy, cut out robes, and carry out many other daily activities. Carolyn Johnston Pouncy here offers, with an informative introduction, the first complete English translation.
- Copyright:
- 1994
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- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9780801471667
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780801424106, 9780801496899
- Publisher:
- Cornell University Press
- Date of Addition:
- 12/03/17
- Copyrighted By:
- Cornell University Press
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Literature and Fiction, Social Studies, Language Arts
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- Bookshare Staff
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- This is a copyrighted book.
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