Dostoevsky, Soloviev, and the Problem of Theocracy in The Brothers Karamazov

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dc.contributor.advisorWood, Ralph C.
dc.contributor.authorAllen, S. Elayne
dc.contributor.departmentUniversity Scholars.en_US
dc.contributor.otherBaylor University.en_US
dc.contributor.schoolsUniversity Scholars.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-23T21:09:22Z
dc.date.available2017-05-23T21:09:22Z
dc.date.copyright2017
dc.date.issued2017-05-23
dc.description.abstractI examine the relationship between Ivan Karamazov's early article on theocracy and his articulation of theocracy in the parable of The Grand Inquisitor. In this study, I look to Russian Orthodox writings on political ecclesiology, Russian history, the Russian political climate at Dostoevsky's time, and the writings of Dostoevsky's close friend Vladimir Soloviev, an avid proponent of Russian theocracy. Soloviev is a crucial figure in this study because he was influential in Dostoevsky's creation of The Brothers Karamazov, most poignantly in Dostoevsky’s creation of Ivan Karamazov. Through Ivan's writings, I argue that Dostoevsky is offering a critique of Soloviev's conception of theocracy in "The Grand Inquisitor." Dostoevsky offers an alternative vision of political life, which can be characterized as participation in a community of selfless love of neighbor.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2104/9968
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.rightsBaylor University projects are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. Contact libraryquestions@baylor.edu for inquiries about permission.en_US
dc.rights.accessrightsWorldwide accessen_US
dc.subjectFyodor Dostoevksyen_US
dc.subjectThe Brothers Karamazoven_US
dc.subjectOrthodox Churchen_US
dc.subjectOrthodox theologyen_US
dc.subjectRussian literatureen_US
dc.subjectRussian Orthodoxyen_US
dc.subjectVladimir Solovieven_US
dc.subjectPaul Evdokimoven_US
dc.subjectThe Grand Inquisitoren_US
dc.subjectIvan Karamazoven_US
dc.titleDostoevsky, Soloviev, and the Problem of Theocracy in The Brothers Karamazoven_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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