The Russian Orthodox Church of Alaska and the Aleutian Islands and Its Relation to Native American Traditions - An Attempt at a Multicultural Society, 1794-1912
Author | : Viacheslav Vsevolodovich Ivanov |
Publisher | : DIANE Publishing |
Total Pages | : 60 |
Release | : 1998-12 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 0788139495 |
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In connection with the 200th anniversary of the Russian Orthodox Church in Alaska, an exhibition entitled "In The Beginning Was the Word: The Russian Church and Native Alaskan Cultures", including some of the most important and interesting documents from the large archives of the Church. This volume summarizes the results of the study of the archives, stressing their relevance for the problem of semiotic nets of communication in a multilingual and multicultural society. The translation of Biblical and Church-related documents into native languages is discussed and the social and religious aspects of communication and semiotic contact are examined.