The life and thought of Lev Karsavin "strength made perfect in weakness-- "

Rubin, Dominic 1972- (Author).

Summary: ""At last, Russia has begun to speak in a truly original voice."" So said Anatoly Vaneev, a Soviet dissident who became Karsavin's disciple in the Siberian gulag where the philosopher spent his last two years. The book traces the unusual trajectory of this inspiring voice: Karsavin started his career as Russia's brightest historian of Catholic mysticism; however, his radical methods - which were far ahead of their time - shocked his conservative colleagues. The shock continued when Karsavin turned to philosophy, writing flamboyant and dense essays in a polyphonic style, which both Marxists and

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ISBN: 9401209146 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 9789401209144 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 9789042036468
ISBN: 904203646X
Physical Description: electronic resource
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1 online resource.
Publisher: Amsterdam ; New York : Rodopi, 2013.

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General Note:	Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.