Between Forgiveness and Indulgence: Funerary Prayers of Absolution in Russia

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2016

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Ohio State University. Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures
Ohio State University. Resource Center for Medieval Slavic Studies

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The custom of placing a written prayer of absolution in the hands of the deceased right before burial is attested in Russia since medieval times. The text of the prayer varied even after the appearance of printed liturgical books. The essay analyzes the text of the prayer as it crystallized by the 19th century (and is in use to this day) and compares it to Eastern Orthodox synchōrochartia (patriarchal letters of absolution). The conclusion is that since the late 19th century (if not before) Russians have been buried with an Eastern Orthodox indulgence.

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Chrissidis, Nikolaos. "Between Forgiveness and Indulgence: Funerary Prayers of Absolution in Russia." Tapestry of Russian Christianity: Studies in History and Culture. Nickolas Lupinin, Donald Ostrowski and Jennifer B. Spock, eds. Columbus, Ohio: Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures and the Resource Center for Medieval Slavic Studies, The Ohio State University, 2016, 261-293.

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