Anticlericalism and Early Social Democracy in Sweden in the 1880s
This article examines early socialist anticlericalism directed against the clergy of the Church of Sweden in the late nineteenth century. Research on socialist critiques and the Church of Sweden is generally lacking, and no attempt has been made to interpret the critique using the concept of anticle...
| Publicado no: | Church history and religious culture |
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| Tipo de documento: | Recurso Electrónico Artigo |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
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Brill
2017
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| Em: |
Church history and religious culture
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| (Cadeias de) Palavra- chave padrão: | B
Suecos
/ Svenska kyrkan
/ Socialdemocracia
/ Anticlericalismo
/ História 1880-1890
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| Classificações IxTheo: | CG Cristianismo e política KAH Idade Moderna KBE Escandinávia KDD Igreja evangélica |
| Outras palavras-chave: | B
Anticlericalism
social democracy
the press
Church of Sweden
1880s
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| Resumo: | This article examines early socialist anticlericalism directed against the clergy of the Church of Sweden in the late nineteenth century. Research on socialist critiques and the Church of Sweden is generally lacking, and no attempt has been made to interpret the critique using the concept of anticlericalism. This study analyses the Social Democrats’ official newspaper Socialdemokraten and demonstrates that socialist anticlericalism was focused on clerical lifestyles, the church as a class institution, and often religion itself. A critical analysis of the arguments reveals that the satire and exaggeration already familiar to many were commonly used in anticlerical rhetoric when describing the clergy. The ultimate aim of the critique was the abolition of the Established Church because it was considered to provide a conservative religious ideology for the state. |
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| ISSN: | 1871-2428 |
| Obras secundárias: | In: Church history and religious culture
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/18712428-09702004 |