The "Domostroi": Rules for Russian Households in the Time of Ivan the Terrible
Winner of the 1994 Heldt Prize from the Association of Women in Slavic Studies

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.

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The "Domostroi": Rules for Russian Households in the Time of Ivan the Terrible
Winner of the 1994 Heldt Prize from the Association of Women in Slavic Studies

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.

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Winner of the 1994 Heldt Prize from the Association of Women in Slavic Studies

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.


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ISBN-13: 9780801496899
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Publication date: 09/07/1995
Edition description: New
Pages: 278
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.75(d)
Age Range: 18 Years

Table of Contents

IntroductionThe DomostroiAppendix: Contents of Manuscripts

Glossary

Suggestions for Future Reading

Printed Editions of the Domostroi

Index

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