Open AccessThe Ecclesiastical Missions of Russia in Japan and Jerusalem: The Edges of Convergence
Author(s) -
Irina V. Smirnova
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
przegląd wschodnioeuropejski
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.186
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 2450-0828
pISSN - 2081-1128
DOI - 10.31648/pw.5971
Subject(s) - agency (philosophy) , context (archaeology) , politics , convergence (economics) , competition (biology) , period (music) , political science , closure (psychology) , work (physics) , history , economic history , ancient history , law , sociology , archaeology , art , engineering , social science , economic growth , economics , mechanical engineering , ecology , biology , aesthetics
Based on new archival materials, the article reconstructs the picture of the Russian Church presence in Japan and the Holy Land at the end of the 1870s and early 1880s. This was a key period in the fate of the Japan and Jerusalem Russian Ecclesiastical Missions, when both Missions suffered crises that brought them to the verge of closure. The author considers the characteristic features and general patterns of the Russian Ecclesiastical presence abroad in the context of interfaith competition and inter-agency contradictions. The article reveals the reasons that hindered the effective work of Russian Church representatives abroad and pays special attention to the political importance of the Japan and Jerusalem REM.