Orthodoxy and the cold war: religion and political power in Romania, 1947-65

Orthodoxy and the cold war: religion and political power in Romania, 1947-65

Leustean, Lucian N.

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Explores the dynamics between Orthodoxy and politics in Romania, providing anaccessible narrative on church-state relations from the establishment of the state in 1859 to the rise of CeauE¬escu in 1965. The book argues that Romaniannational communism had an ally in a strong Church, and analyzes religious diplomacy with actors in the West. ÍNDICE: Acknowledgments - List of Illustrations - Abbreviations - Introduction - Orthodoxy, Symphonia and Political Power in East European Communism - The Political Control of Orthodoxy and Romanian Nationalism, 1859-1944 - Orthodoxy and the Installation of Communism, 1944-7 - b The Light Rises from the Eastb : Orthodoxy, Propaganda and Communist Terror, 1947-52 - Orthodoxy and the Romanian Road to Communism, 1953-5 - Religious Diplomacy and Socialism, 1956-9 - Between Moscow and London. Romanian Orthodoxy and National Communism, 1960-5- Conclusion - Annexes - Notes - Bibliography -

  • ISBN: 978-0-230-21801-7
  • Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
  • Encuadernacion: Cartoné
  • Páginas: 288
  • Fecha Publicación: 19/12/2008
  • Nº Volúmenes: 1
  • Idioma: Inglés