Vasilii Rozanov and the creation : the Edenic vision and the rejection of eschatology

This book provides the first detailed study in English of the religious philosophy of Vasilii Rozanov, one of the most influential and controversial thinkers of Russia's Silver Age. It examines his subversion of traditional Russian Orthodoxy, including his reverence for the Creation, his focus on the family, and his worship of sex. Rozanov is one of the towering figures of Russian culture, a major influence on thinkers and writers such as Bakhtin, Maiakovskii, and Mandel'shtam, as well as many European writers. He critiqued Orthodox theology, and wrote extensively on philosophy, literature, and politics, and helped reform marriage and divorce laws. His enormous contribution to Russian thought has been largely neglected, and much of his work has been misunderstood. Ure addresses this by examining the basis of Rozanov's religious philosophy, the Creation of the Earth and the Book of Genesis. Cover......Page 1 CONTENTS......Page 6 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS......Page 7 INTRODUCTION......Page 8 CHAPTER 1 CREATION AND ESCHATOLOGY......Page 34 CHAPTER 2 THE SWEETEST JESUS......Page 73 CHAPTER 3 ANCIENT EGYPT......Page 110 CHAPTER 4 CREATION AND BYT......Page 140 CHAPTER 5 THE AESTHETICS OF CREATION......Page 170 CHAPTER 6 THE OPAVSHELISTIKA......Page 204 CHAPTER 7 PARADISE LOST......Page 242 SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 264 C......Page 274 G......Page 275 L......Page 276 P......Page 277 S......Page 278 Z......Page 279 Cover 1 CONTENTS 6 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 7 INTRODUCTION 8 CHAPTER 1 CREATION AND ESCHATOLOGY 34 CHAPTER 2 THE SWEETEST JESUS 73 CHAPTER 3 ANCIENT EGYPT 110 CHAPTER 4 CREATION AND BYT 140 CHAPTER 5 THE AESTHETICS OF CREATION 170 CHAPTER 6 THE OPAVSHELISTIKA 204 CHAPTER 7 PARADISE LOST 242 SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY 264 INDEX 274 A 274 B 274 C 274 D 275 E 275 F 275 G 275 H 276 I 276 J 276 K 276 L 276 M 277 N 277 O 277 P 277 R 278 S 278 T 279 U 279 V 279 W 279 Z 279 1441154949,9781441154941 Continuum 2011 Provides a study of the religious philosophy of Vasilii Rozanov, one of the most influential and controversial thinkers of Russia's Silver Age. This title examines his subversion of traditional Russian Orthodoxy, including his reverence for the Creation, his focus on the family, and his worship of sex. Rozanov's God: creation and eschatology Rozanov and Christ Rozanov and ancient Egypt Rozanov and the Jews: creation and the everyday The aesthetics of creation Putting creation into practice: Rozanov's Opavshelistika Conclusion: paradise lost: Rozanov and the philosophy of life. Creation And Eschatology -- The Sweetest Jesus -- Ancient Egypt -- Creation And Byt -- The Aesthetics Of Creation -- The Opavshelistika -- Paradise Lost. By Adam Ure. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.