Confessions of the shtetl : converts from Judaism in imperial Russia, 1817-1906 /

Confessions of the Shtetl explores Jewish conversions to a variety of Christian confessions in nineteenth-century imperial Russia. The book analyzes the surprisingly restrained policy of the Russian state and Orthodox Church toward conversion of Jews which highlights the meaning and management of to...

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Author / Creator: Schainker, Ellie R., 1978- (Author)
Format: eBook Electronic
Language:English
Imprint: Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2017]
Series:Stanford studies in Jewish history and culture.
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Online Access:Click here for full text at JSTOR