Sectarianism and renewal in 1920s Romania: the limits of Orthodoxy and nation building
A modern, national church. Romanian Orthodox Christianity -- Renewal -- Orthodoxy's others. Reaction -- Catholics -- Repenters -- Missionaries -- Renewal movement. The Lord's Army -- The Stork's Nest.
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Bloomsbury Academic
2021
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| In: | Year: 2021 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Romania
/ Rumänisch-Orthodoxe Kirche
/ Sect
/ Religious conflict
/ Nation
/ Social change
/ History 1920-1930
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| Further subjects: | B
Romance language area
Religion 20th century
B Biserica Ortodoxă Română History 20th century B Romance language area Religious life and customs B Nationalism Religious aspects Orthodox Eastern Church B Biserica Ortodoxă Română History B Church renewal (Romance language area) History 20th century B Christian Sects History 20th century (Romance language area) B Secularism (Romance language area) History 20th century |
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| Summary: | A modern, national church. Romanian Orthodox Christianity -- Renewal -- Orthodoxy's others. Reaction -- Catholics -- Repenters -- Missionaries -- Renewal movement. The Lord's Army -- The Stork's Nest. "Bringing the history of the Orthodox Church into dialogue with sectarianism, heresy, grassroots religious organization and nation-building, Roland Clark explores how competing religious groups in interwar Romania responded to and emerged out of similar catalysts, including rising literacy rates, new religious practices and a newly empowered laity inspired by universal male suffrage and a growing civil society who took control of community organizing. Situated at the intersection of transnational history, religious history and the history of reading, Sectarianism and Renewal in 1920s Romania challenges us to rethink the one-sided narratives about modernity and religious conflict in interwar Eastern Europe"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 1350100951 |